ADEN, Aug 22 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s pro-government forces, yesterday managed to dismantle a minefield laid previously by the Houthi rebels, in the country’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a military official said.
“A team of explosives experts received calls from a local resident, about existence of mines on his agricultural farm in Durayhmi district of Hodeidah, and immediately rushed to the site,” the military source said.
“Around 65 mines were successfully dismantled by the experts, who managed to secure the residents in the area,” the source said.
Flash floods caused by the recent heavy torrential rains washed away many of the Houthi-laid landmines, in different areas of Hodeidah, raising fears among the local residents, according to the official.
Earlier this month, the engineering teams of the pro-government forces began a large-scale operation to dismantle anti-armour and individual mines, in the areas between the Red Sea Mills and the air defence base in Hodeidah.
The Houthi-laid landmines and improvised explosive devices continue to pose a threat to civilians, despite the ongoing efforts in the mine-clearing projects in Yemen.
Previous reports by humanitarian organisations said, Yemen has become one of the largest landmine battlefields in the world, since World War II.
