Poor phone service in war-torn Yemen exacerbates people's plight

STORY: Poor phone service in war-torn Yemen exacerbates people's plight DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:57 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a village 2. various of a Yemeni man 3. various of a village 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SULTAN ALI GERBHI, Local resident 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YOUSSEF MUSA, Local resident STORYLINE: After the civil war in Yemen destroyed communication towers, residents in Midi district in the northwestern province of Hajjah have to install small cell phone signal boosters up to 10 meters on wooden poles in order to make phone calls. This is how Sultan Jarbhi strengthens his cell phone's signal. After erecting a wooden pole in the yard of his house, the young man put a phone signal booster device in a plastic bag, tied a rope around it, and lifted it high to the top of the pole using a pulley until it picked up the phone network signal. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SULTAN ALI GERBHI, Local resident "In Midi district, we cannot communicate with friend

Yemeni children fall victim to landmines

STORY: Yemeni children fall victim to landmines DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:25 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Raed Gerbhi 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAED GERBHI, Landmine victim 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HASSAN MOSBEH, Local official STORYLINE: For 12-year-old Yemeni child Raed Gerbhi, the terrible explosion on a cold December day last year left an indelible mark on his life. It started as a normal day when he went out to herd sheep with his friends but ended with mutilation. Without a warning, a landmine exploded under Gerbhi's feet, cutting off his right leg and wounding his hands. His three friends were knocked meters away by the shock wave but miraculously escaped from the explosion unscathed. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAED GERBHI, Landmine victim "A landmine exploded and my right leg was amputated. My dream is to get a prosthetic leg in order to return to play with my friends, go to school and tend sheep. I hope all the mines buried around our farms, fields and

Yemeni children face constant, lethal danger from landmines

STORY: Yemeni children face constant, lethal danger from landmines DATELINE: March 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:07 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of shots of a desert village in Midi District, Hajjah province, northern Yemen 2. various of Raed Gerbhi, a teenage landmine victim 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAED GERBHI, landmine victim 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ALI GERBHI, Brother of Raed Gerbhi STORYLINE: For 12-year-old Yemeni child Raed Gerbhi, the terrible explosion on a cold December day last year left an indelible mark in his life. It started as a normal day when he went out to herd sheep with his friends but ended with mutilation. Without a warning, a landmine exploded under Gerbhi's feet, cutting off his right leg and wounding his hands. His three friends were knocked meters away by the shock wave but miraculously escaped from the explosion unscathed. According to residents of the village of Bani Faid, district of Midi, in Yemen's northern province of Hajjah, the government army s