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