Saudi-led coalition air strikes in Yemen have reduced historic houses to rubble in the Old City of Sana'a, a Unesco world heritage site, according to local reports.
Dozens of men from the historic neighbourhood were at work to dig out the homes that collapsed after a missile hit the Old City, looking for survivors. It is unclear how many casualties were caused.
Alex Potter, a photographer on the ground, reported that two bodies – a man and a woman – were pulled from the rubble, along with a critically injured man. Neighbours reported that five people were inside the house at the time of the aerial bombing.
Saudi-led air strikes killed at least 19 people across Yemen on Tuesday (9 June) in retaliation for the killing of two Saudi soldiers by the Iranian-backed Houthi group. The clashes come amid preparations to bring representatives of the Yemeni government, the Shi'ite Houthi group and former President Ali Abdullah Saleh to talks in Geneva next week.
The Old City of Sana'a has been inhabited for more than 2,500 years. In the 7th and 8th centuries, the city became a major centre for the propagation of Islam and encompasses 103 mosques, 14 hammams and over 6,000 houses, all built before the 11th century, according to Unesco. Source + photo...
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Dozens of men from the historic neighbourhood were at work to dig out the homes that collapsed after a missile hit the Old City, looking for survivors. It is unclear how many casualties were caused.
Alex Potter, a photographer on the ground, reported that two bodies – a man and a woman – were pulled from the rubble, along with a critically injured man. Neighbours reported that five people were inside the house at the time of the aerial bombing.
Saudi-led air strikes killed at least 19 people across Yemen on Tuesday (9 June) in retaliation for the killing of two Saudi soldiers by the Iranian-backed Houthi group. The clashes come amid preparations to bring representatives of the Yemeni government, the Shi'ite Houthi group and former President Ali Abdullah Saleh to talks in Geneva next week.
The Old City of Sana'a has been inhabited for more than 2,500 years. In the 7th and 8th centuries, the city became a major centre for the propagation of Islam and encompasses 103 mosques, 14 hammams and over 6,000 houses, all built before the 11th century, according to Unesco. Source + photo...
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