Yemen: Hodeidah Governorate a Catastrophic Region
YemenExtra
M.A.
Yemen declared on Monday the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah a catastrophic area after an outbreak of deadly diseases such as cholera, diphtheria due to Saudi-led war, in a press conference issued by the health minister in the capital Sana’a.
The minister, Mohammed Salem bin Hafiz, stated the declaration occurred following health statistics and field data.
The recent statistics displayed suspected cholera cases have increased to 140,850, with associated 37 deaths, while diphtheria cases have reached 47, with 10 death cases, according to the minister.
Meanwhile, the ongoing US-backed Saudi airstrikes have killed 157 civilians and wounded 792, and displaced over 2 million, according to recent health ministry data.