Sunday, May 10, 2015

Violence continued in different parts of Yemen



 Widespread violence has continued in Aden City.  Houses were reportedly set on fire, while casualties and corpses lying in the street remained uncollected. Gaps in health services continued to grow with delivery of services coming to a standstill at the main hospital, Al Jumhouria, following occupation by militants. The second facility (22 May Hospital) is unable to absorb the additional caseload, the local water and sanitation comapny has reported that it is unable to operate due to heavy shelling in Al Barzakh and Al Karae area, where tanks supplying water to seven of Aden’s eight districts are located. The latest stats on the number of casualties in Yemen from the 19th of March to the 4 of May are 1439 dead and 5951 injured. On 30 April, coalition airstrikes hit residential areas in Sana, killing 13 people including ten women and two children. 50 people were wounded, while shelling and street fighting in Taiz city continued, while clashes in Mareb is still intense.  Haradh, the main public hospital, which offers services to more than 150,000 people in Hajjah governorate, is almost deserted by staff and patients following an attack on the town on 24 April. Many people have fled the town in cars and trucks, heading south to Abs District and Al Hudaydah City. MSF reported that at least 11 people have been killed and 67 injured since 21 April during constant airstrikes and shelling in the area of Haradh.

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