Deteriorating electricity service in Hadramout caused popular protests.

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Special - Hadramout A number of areas in the city of Mukalla, the capital of Hadramout Governorate, witnessed popular protests to denounce the deterioration of the electricity service in light of rising temperatures, with the advent of summer. In their chants, the protesters expressed their anger at what they called the "failure and inability of the government" to develop radical solutions to the electricity problem, which recurs every year with the advent of summer and rising temperatures. The protesters also blocked roads in the city of Mukalla, including the road leading to the old port of Mukalla. The protesters also burned car tires and prevented vehicles from passing.