78 Killed In Crush At Ramadan Charity Event In Yemen
78 Killed In Crush At Ramadan Charity Event In Yemen

78 Killed In Crush At Ramadan Charity Event In Yemen

78 Killed In Crush At Ramadan Charity Event In Yemen

At least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in the Yemen capital Sanaa during a distribution of charity for Ramadan.

On top of at least 78 deaths, which included women and children, many people were also injured, including 13 currently in critical condition.

Hundreds of people had crowded into the school to receive donations which amounted to about $9 per person, Reuters reports.

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Those responsible for the distribution of the funds have been detained and an investigation is under way, the interior ministry said.

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

The event happened during the final days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which is marked by a period of fasting.

Mohamed Ali al-Houthi, head of the Houthi supreme evolutionary committee, blamed the crush on the country’s humanitarian crisis.

One of the witnesses said the crowd was forced to gather in the narrow street because the school’s main gate was closed. The crush happened as people in the queue were pushed up the steps into others who had received their handouts and were trying to leave, he added.

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