A stampede in Yemen as hundreds gathered at a school to receive cash donations for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan killed 78 people in a war-torn country where two thirds of the population rely on humanitarian aid.
A forensic expert inspects the site of a stampede in Sanaa, Yemen, April 19, 2023. Houthi Media Office/Handout via Reutersin Yemen as hundreds gathered at a school to receive cash donations for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan killed 78 people in a war-torn country where two thirds of the population rely on humanitarian aid.
The Houthis have blamed shortages of basic goods in the import-reliant country on a coalition sea and air blockade on Houthi-held ports and Sanaa airport, which has eased under last year's expired U.N.-brokered truce deal that has still held. The U.N. humanitarian plan requires $4.3 billion this year to reach the 17 million most vulnerable people. Last month a U.N. official said only $1.16 billion had been pledged by crisis-strained donors so far, the lowest raised for Yemen since 2017.More than 14 million people are in acute need. An estimated 4.5 million people, including 2 million children, are displaced, most of whom have been forced to relocate multiple times.
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