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Death toll of airstrike on Houthi-controlled jail in Yemen reaches 77
The Houthi group announced that the death toll in an airstrike launched by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition on a temporary prison controlled by the militia in Yemen has increased to 77.
Sanaa: The Houthi group announced that the death toll in an airstrike launched by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition on a temporary prison controlled by the militia in Yemen has increased to 77. A statement released by the Houthi-controlled Ministry of Health said that "146 wounded have been transported by ambulances to the hospitals of Saada so far", reports Xinhua news agency
The Houthi health authority noted that the number could increase as the rescuers continue their search for bodies at the bombing site in Yemen's northern province of Saada.
"The airstrike completely destroyed the prison building and there is no sufficient equipment to pull the victims from under the rubble," an official of Saada's local authority confirmed to Xinhua.
Saada is one of the main strongholds of the Iran-backed Houthis who have been fighting the Yemeni government forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition for years.
The Houthi-affiliated al-Masirah television network reported that more than 59 air raids were launched by the coalition across the war-ravaged Arab country during the past hours. The intensified bombardment campaign also included the country's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, destroying a telecommunication centre and causing a nationwide collapse of internet connectivity.
The intensified airstrikes came after the Houthis claimed responsibility for attacking the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an active member of the Saudi-led coalition, with ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Houthis staged a large protest in the capital of Sanaa against the deadly airstrikes carried out by the Saudi-led coalition.
