Team 20 Masam was able to secure and recover 4 anti-tank mines from the villages of Hijat Ubaid and Al-Dharaba, in the center of Rub’ Al-Souq, in the Hais District, in Al-Hudaydah Governorate, western Yemen.
In a special statement to Masam Media Office, the leader of Team 20 Masam, Engineer Othman Al-Jahouri, said that Team 20 received a report from the Security Administration of the Hays District and the residents, indicating the presence of mines and war remnants that had been swept away by torrents of rain from the top of Wadi Al-Murir, to the citizens’ homes and farms. In the villages of Hijat Ubaid, and the tax.
Al-Jahouri indicated that Team 20 Masam carried out emergency work in the Rub’ al-Souq area, to inspect the homes of residents damaged by the rain, and to secure them from mines and other war remnants, adding that the team was able during its work to recover and secure two anti-tank mines from the village of Haija Abid, and others. From the village of Al-Tharaba, in the Hais District.
He added that the team faces difficulty in entering the areas affected by the rain, as they are full of rainwater, and the soil is saturated with water in a way that hinders the work of the extractors, and causes them to slide in the soil.
On the other hand, Team 26 “Masam” was able to find explosive devices in a water well in the Dhami area of Hodeidah Governorate.
Deputy Commander of Team 26 Masam, Engineer Muhammad Alwan, told Masam Media Office that the team received a report from the security department of the Dhami area, affiliated with the Hays District of Hodeidah Governorate, stating that there were explosive devices in a water well in the Dhami area.
The report came after a farmer found a foreign object while cleaning the well, which prompted him to inform the Security Department, which in turn informed Masam’s team.
Alwan said: Immediately, the team went to the site, and found 8 explosive devices, which were successfully dealt with.