In Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, bombers with the Saudi-led, U.S.-supported coalition struck near the city’s main public hospital Thursday. Medics say the assault killed at least 55 people while wounding 126 others. This is a survivor of the attack.
Survivor: “I was rescuing people when the second airstrike happened. Its impact sent shrapnel flying into my face, making me bleed a little. I couldn’t feel my hand because of the shrapnel.”
The latest civilian deaths came as the U.N. warned more than 8 million Yemenis are now experiencing extreme hunger as a result of the ongoing conflict, with millions more at risk of contracting cholera—as the U.S.-backed war on Yemen has created the world’s worst humanitarian disaster.