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Dozens die in Ramadan crash in Yemen’s capital Sanaa

Last updated: April 20, 2023 8:23 am
2 years ago BY SADIAT DOSUMU
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At least 78 people have been killed, 13 others in a critical situation, in a crush at a school in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.

The incident occurred during the distribution of charity for Ramadan.

Video footage on social media shows chaotic scenes after the incident in the Bab-al-Yemen area of the city.

Reports say hundreds of people crowded into the school to receive donations, which amounted to about $9 (£7) per person.

Those responsible for the distribution have been detained, and an investigation is underway, the interior ministry said.

A spokesman for the ministry blamed the crush on the “random distribution” of funds without coordination with local officials.

Women and children were among the dead.

Houthi rebels have run the city since they drove out the government in 2015.

(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)

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