Yemen Situation Update, May 2018

In response to the Cyclone Makunu that hit the Socotra Governorate in Yemen from 23 to 25 May 2018, the WFPled Logistics Cluster coordinated airlifts of humanitarian cargo from Aden to Socotra with the aircraft normally prepositioned in Djibouti to carry out airlifts to Sana’a. The aircraft moved from Djibouti to Aden on 29 May, and one Logistics Cluster staff was deployed to Aden as well to implement the response. On the same day, the UNHAS passenger aircraft based in Djibouti travelled to Aden and from there to Socotra to send a UN rapid response team of 10 staff to assess the situation on the ground. Although the cargo aircraft, a B727, has a capacity of some 20 mt, each cargo rotation was only able to carry on average 10.4 mt of cargo as Jet A1 fuel is not available in Socotra.