85 people killed in a deadly stampede at a charity distribution event in Yemen’s capital Sanaa
More than 322 were injured”, a Houthi security official told AFP on condition of anonymity,
At least 85 people are reported to have been killed and hundreds injured in a deadly stampede at a charity distribution event in Yemen’s capital Sanaa early on Thursday.
The stampede reportedly occurred as people gathered to receive financial aid event held at a local school to receive gifts of 5,000 rials (about $8) for the end of Ramadan.
At least “85 were killed and more than 322 were injured”, a Houthi security official told AFP on condition of anonymity, adding that around 50 were in serious condition.
“Women and children were among the dead,” the official said. A health official confirmed the toll.
Meanwhile, harrowing footage from the spot of the incident is circulating on social media.
Breaking: 79 people killed and 110 injured after a stampede in a school in Sanaa, Yemen where poor people gathered to receive charities during Ramadan.
📽️@SaadAbedine#Yemen pic.twitter.com/f0ti65IUQB
— World Times (@WorldTimesWT) April 20, 2023
At least 85 people were killed and more than 322 injured in a deadly stampede at a charity distribution event in Yemen’s capital Sanaa pic.twitter.com/bf5U7D9PZW
— TRT World (@trtworld) April 20, 2023
Shocking images of the stampede that killed 78 people in #Sanaa #Yemen pic.twitter.com/OrfFNP0AUy
— Sami AL-ANSI سـامي العنسي (@SamiALANSI) April 20, 2023
