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Casualties from the latest escalation in Yemen are rising by roughly 100 a day, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
A WHO report issued Sunday said Yemen’s Health Emergency Operations Center recorded 809 new casualties between Sept. 19 and 26. The figure included 645 injuries and 164 deaths.
The cumulative number of casualties since Aug. 6 has reached 4,481, including 838 deaths.
Lahj remains the worst-affected front
Lahj continued to record the highest number of casualties, the WHO said.
Al-Madharibah wa Ras Al-Arah and the Bab el-Mandeb coast recorded the largest daily casualty figures on the two days for which detailed field reports were available.
The area registered 47 casualties on Sept. 21, including 18 deaths, and 34 casualties on Sept. 26.
The next-highest casualty figures were reported in Marib, particularly Al-Jubah and Sirwah, followed by Taiz, including At-Turbah, Maqbanah, Al-Ma’afer and Al-Mudhaffar.
Conflict has continued since 2014
Yemen has been embroiled in conflict since the Houthis seized Sanaa and several provinces in 2014. A Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015 in support of Yemen’s internationally recognized government.
Fighting intensified in September, with the Houthis taking control of several key areas in Al-Hudaydah and Taiz provinces, including the strategic city of Mokha, and reaching Mayyun Island overlooking the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
