Rebel rocket fire kills 18 civilians in Yemen’s Aden

The United Nations meanwhile declared its highest level of humanitarian emergency in Yemen, where 80 per cent of the population needs assistance.

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Published: Wed 1 Jul 2015, 11:47 PM

Last updated: Sun 28 Nov 2021, 10:42 AM

Sanaa, Yemen — Rockets fired by rebels have killed at least 18 civilians and 13 anti-rebel fighters in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, where fierce fighting has been raging for months, the director of Aden’s health services said on Wednesday.

The United Nations meanwhile declared its highest level of humanitarian emergency in Yemen, where 80 per cent of the population needs assistance. UN officials have said the country is one step away from famine.


Another 24 people were killed in separate incidents in Aden in which rebels fired at least 20 Katyushas and mortar rounds on homes and neighborhoods, according to security officials and eyewitnesses. At least 100 people were wounded, they said.

Medical officials say hospitals in Aden are overwhelmed, as operating rooms work around the clock to treat patients injured in the ongoing conflict.


UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said UN agencies agreed to declare a “Level 3” humanitarian emergency in Yemen on Wednesday. The United Nations is already scrambling to respond to top-level humanitarian emergencies in Iraq, Syria and South Sudan.

In Yemen, Haq says over 21.1 million people need aid, 13 million face “a food security crisis” and 9.4 million have little or no access to water. He says 11.7 million have been targeted for assistance under a UN humanitarian response plan.


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