The ancient city of Sana 'a, a world cultural heritage, was damaged in many places. Is the damage serious?

Due to its long history and lack of maintenance, the ancient city of Sana 'a has become the hardest hit by heavy rains and floods this year. There are 6,500 houses in the ancient city of Sana 'a. The rainstorm in the past two weeks has caused more than 200 houses to be damaged to varying degrees and completely collapsed. Another 2,000 houses have long lacked maintenance. If the heavy rain continues, they are in danger of being destroyed.

1. The Yemeni government appeals to the international community to lend a helping hand to save the ancient city of Sana 'a;

Faced with the current situation, the General Administration for the Protection of Historic City Gates said that the local area could not face the situation alone and sent an urgent letter to UNESCO, hoping that the international community would lend a helping hand to help them save the human heritage of the ancient city of Sana 'a. Khalid said that in addition to a large number of houses in the city, the walls of the southern section and the northern section have been partially destroyed by heavy rain. If emergency repair and reinforcement measures are not taken, the continuous rainstorm will cause great damage to the ancient city of Sana 'a. At that time, tens of thousands of residents still living in the ancient city will face the situation of homelessness except for ancient buildings.

2. The ancient city of Sana 'a was bombed many times:

The reason why the ancient city of Sana 'a is so difficult to go abroad is not only natural disasters, but also man-made disasters. Over the years, most of the country's resources have been invested in the war, and there is no extra money to maintain and repair these ancient buildings. Moreover, in the wars of the past few years, the ancient city of Sana 'a was directly bombed many times. The long-term war and the continuous heavy rain this year have put the ancient city of Sana 'a in jeopardy. Rashid, director of the Climate Department of the National Meteorological Administration: The continuous rainstorm and flood disaster caused by the recent rainstorm is unprecedented in the past few decades. During this period of continuous rainfall, the foundation soil is saturated with water, and the traditional mud house is full of water, which is easy to collapse.

3. The rainstorm affected the whole country:

Khalid, director of the historic city gate protection bureau: The recent rainstorm has affected the whole country, and many ancient city gates have been destroyed. Many ancient buildings have been damaged to varying degrees. Some roofs are leaking, some are partially damaged and some are completely destroyed. These ancient buildings are in poor condition. We will have to declare these historic cities as high-risk cities, especially those listed in the World Heritage List. ?

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