Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Yemen: 11 people dead, at least 19 injured after an airstrike hits Abs hospital...

Abs hospital in Hajjah governorate,northwestern Yemen, was hit by an airstrike today at 15.45 local time, killing at least 11 people and injuring at least 19.

The blast immediately killed nine people, including a Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff member, and two more patients died while being transferred to Al Jamhouri hospital. Five patients remain hospitalised. Abs hospital, supported by MSF since July 2015, has been partially destroyed, and all the remaining patients and staff have been evacuated. The GPS coordinates of the hospital were repeatedly shared with all parties to the conflict, including the Saudi-led coalition, and its location was well- known.

“This is the fourth attack against an MSF facility in Yemen in less than 12 months. Once again, today we witness the tragic consequences of the bombing of a hospital. Once again, a fully functional hospital full of patients and MSF national and international staff members, was bombed in a war that has shown no for respect medical facilities or patients. An aerial bomb hit the hospital compound, causing 11 people to lose their lives”, says Teresa Sancristóval, desk manager for the Emergency Unit in Yemen. Full story...

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