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Yemen’s acting ministers held on Wednesday a press conference, reviewing the Saudi-led coalition crimes and the destruction it left in the public and private facilities.
Over 325 days, the Saudi aggression has killed and injured thousands of innocent people and affected all the life aspects in the country.
The death toll amounted to 7,018 people, including 1,601 children and 1,161 women, and the number of wounded reached 16,551 people, including 2,247 children and 1,755 women, as well as 147 handicapped, acting health minister Dr. Ghazi Ismail said in the press conference.
Dr. Ismail stated that more than 340 medical facilities, including hospitals, medical centers and specialized units were destroyed by the aggression.
He also referred to the damage resulting from the lack of oil products and medical materials due to the blockade imposed on the country, which led to the death of many patients with chronic diseases.
The acting minister of human rights Ali Saleh Taiseer indicated that his ministry has recently issued its annual report on the crimes and violations committed by the Saudi aggression in Yemen, which fall in the category of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Those crimes include the deliberate murder through targeting civilians and populated areas, devastating the infrastructure and service facilities, as well as starving the people via the complete siege on the country and preventing the entry of foodstuffs and goods and bombarding ports, airports, roads and bridges, Taiseer explained.
In the agricultural sector, three million workers have lost their jobs because of the Saudi aggression destroyed 4,817 sites, 19 water dams and barriers, 98 water pumps and irrigation networks and 20 agricultural buildings and facilities, according to the acting minister of agricultural and irrigation Dr. Mohammed al-Ghashm.
The aggression also caused damage to 11 central markets for vegetables and fruits, 40 rural souks, two ports for agricultural exports, 300 livestock stables, 110 poultry farms, 19 cold storage stores and six agricultural cooperatives, as well as the damage resulting from the lack of the oil derivatives, which led to drought in large agricultural areas and crops spoilage.
The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has stopped presenting its services to more than 5.7 million beneficiaries, the acting minister said.
The amounts paid via the social security network, estimated at 97 billion Yemeni Riyals (Y.R.) annually, have been suspended because of the situations in the country, he explained.
He indicated to the damage suffered by the Handicapped Fund and the social care houses due to the Saudi aggression, which left 350 thousand workers in the private sector jobless.
The oil exportation has stopped, and the production declined due to the military attacks on the country, the acting minister of oil and minerals Yahya al-Ajam said.
In addition, the aggression has destroyed 244 fuel stations, 189 oil trucks and 37 installations, including the Seismology Center and the Yemeni Petroleum Company brunch in Dhamar province and Ras Isa oil facility, as well as the lay-offs in the oil companies.
For his part, the acting minister of Telecommunications and information technology Musleh al-Ozair confirmed that the telecommunications sector has suffered massive losses estimated at tens of billions of Riyals.
Yemen has been under military attacks by Saudi Arabia since March 26. The Saudi military strikes were launched with the aim of undermining Ansarullah and bringing fugitive former president of Yemen, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, back to power.
More than 8,300 people have been killed and over 16,000 others injured since the Saudi aerial aggression began. The Saudi war has also taken a heavy toll on Yemen’s facilities and infrastructure.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
