Deadly Stampede at Yemen's Ramadan Aid Event Claims Over 70 Lives

At least 78 people have died and dozens more were injured in a stampede at a school in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, during an aid event where merchants were distributing about $9 per person. Witnesses said the stampede was caused by someone shooting into the air, hitting an electrical wire that fell on the ground and caused electroshocks, triggering more panic in the crowd. The Houthi-run Interior Ministry blamed the merchants for the lack of organization and arrested the two in charge of the matter. Yemen has been suffering from a civil war since 2014, and the UN says 20.7 million people out of the total population of 30.5 million in Yemen are currently in need of humanitarian assistance.