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A girl fills a container with water from a public tap amid an acute shortage of water, in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen on Wednesday November 25, 2015. (AP)
On the directives of the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and follow up of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, the Khalifa Foundation team has renovated Al Zahraa Secondary School for Girls in Socotra Archipelago.
The school recently suffered huge damage caused by hurricanes Chapala and Meg.
An official source at the Khalifa Foundation said a new power generator has been bought for the school following the team's assessment of the damage. Al Zahraa School is the biggest on the island with over 1,200 students.
The source said that the foundation's team would also implement a facelift of a number of buildings on the island, and added that the foundation despatched 16 cargo planes and four ships carrying 12,000 tonnes of food stuff, tents, and blankets for the inhabitants of the island.
The school administration and the teaching staff thanked the UAE for its support to the island and referred to the renovation of the educational buildings. They also extended their gratitude to the UAE leadership, citing continuous support to the people of Yemen during this current critical situation.
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