Eight people were pulled out alive from the rubble, but rescuers do not expect to find any more survivors. Government officials confirm that there are no bodies left, and rescue teams have left the area.

Between 140 and 200 people have been evacuated from the village because of the possibility of more landslides.

Landslides are rare in Yemen, but the

SANA, 3 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - Rescue operations are ongoing for the victims of last week's landslide in the remote village of al-Dhafeer, some 50 km west of the capital, Sana.

Efforts to recover the bodies of victims have been hampered by the presence of enormous boulders that have prevented the use of proper digging machinery, according to Hashim al-Zein, country representative of the World Health Organization.

"We're facing a lot of difficulty in pulling the dead from destroyed houses," he said.

The 40 ton aid includes tents, blankets and clothes.

The head of Yemeni red crescent, Dr. Mohammed Alkabab, was at the airport to receive the aid. He thanked the Libyan people for their firm stand with their brothers in Yemen.