Jeddah, 24 Safar 1437 AH, December 6, 2015, SPA -- The International Islamic Relief Organization of Muslim World League has issued recently an urgent appeal to all organizations of General Relief Committee of World Islamic Council for Call and Relief urging them to accelerate the pace towards saving people affected by "Chapla" cyclone that hit a number of coastal cities in the Republic of Yemen. The Secretary-General of the Organization and Chairman of the Committee Ihsan Tayib said that the Organization in its capacity as the chairman of the committee, which includes 23 relief organizations, has issued this appeal to these organizations for providing various assistance to people affected by this hurricane, especially including among them large numbers of women. He pointed out that the Commission has already sent a huge ship with large quantities of various types of assistance to those people in distress, weighing 4,500 tons at a total cost of SR 25.9 million. -- SPA 16:05 LOCAL TIME 13:05 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w