Fighting and air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition killed 1,244 people
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Geneva: Just over a month of fighting in Yemen has left nearly 1,250 people dead, in a conflict affecting 7.5 million people, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.
The UN health agency described a “deteriorating” humanitarian situation in the country, especially in Taez in the centre of the country where there have been heavy clashes. Fighting and air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition killed 1,244 people and injured 5,044 between March 19 and April 27, according to the latest WHO toll.
WHO receives its statistics from health facilities in Yemen, but since many people are not making it to hospitals for treatment the real numbers are probably higher. The latest toll was published after Saudi Arabia said its forces on Thursday had killed dozens of Iran backed rebels who launched their first major attack on the kingdom since the Saudi-led air strikes began.
The air strikes began in late March when the Huthi rebels and their allies advanced on the main southern city of Aden, where President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi fled after the rebels seized large parts of the country including Sanaa.
( Source : AFP )
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