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Nearly 1,700 people have been killed and more than 7,000 injured in Yemen since August amid a military escalation, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday, according to Anadolu Agency.
The WHO recorded 1,677 deaths and 7,395 injuries during the period. There were 559 casualties between Oct. 20 and 25 alone, an average of about 93 a day.
Fighting continued in the governorates of Taiz, Lahj and Marib during the reporting period, while lower casualty figures were recorded in Aden, Al-Dhalea and Shabwa, the report said.
On Oct. 24, the WHO delivered 56 trauma and emergency kits to the city of Taiz: 46 for trauma care and 10 for emergency health services. The shipment also included around 30 metric tons of medical supplies for three hospitals and one health center.
Only six of 31 mobile medical teams remained operational in Marib, the agency warned, leaving residents struggling to access health services amid damage to health facilities and shortages of supplies.
Al-Thawra General Hospital in Taiz city came under fire on Oct. 20, injuring three soldiers and one patient, according to the WHO.
The agency warned that disruption to essential services and shortages of medicines, fuel and water, together with inadequate waste management, were increasing the risk of infectious disease outbreaks, particularly in Taiz.
Taiz, Yemen’s most populous province, remains divided between government forces and the Houthis. Government forces control Taiz city, the provincial capital, and other parts of the province.
Military escalation between Yemeni government forces and the Houthis resumed in July, particularly in Taiz and Lahj, killing and injuring thousands, according to UN reports.
Yemen has been at war since the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, and several provinces in September 2014. A Saudi-led Arab coalition intervened in March 2015 in support of Yemen’s internationally recognized government.
