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According to a confidential report by Reuters, air strikes bomber by Saudi-led forces has inflicted more than 14 billion dollars in Yemen’s economy and infrastructure. While half the people in Yemen suffer from malnutrition.
"The conflict has so far resulted in damage (still partial and incomplete) of almost $7 billion and economic losses (in nominal terms) of over $7.3 billion in relation to production and service delivery," said report by the World Bank, United Nations, Islamic Development Bank and European Union.
According to Reuters, the 16-month war has killed more than 6,500 people, displaced more than 2.5 million and caused an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in the country.
The Preliminary Damage and Needs Assessment report is an internal working document that is not being publicly released.
In Taiz, Yemen’s third-largest city, the public health system has nearly collapsed, with half the public hospitals damaged or unusable and out of service.
"There has been a surge in civilian mortality as an indirect consequence of the incessant conflict and Saudi air strikes in Yemen," the report of International institutions said.
The assessment was conducted between late 2015 and early this year.
The report could assess residential damage only in the cities of Sana’a, Aden, Taiz and Zinjibar, and data collection procedure was cut off in Oct. 2015.
Saudi Arabia began its deadly campaign against Yemen in late March 2015. The strikes were meant to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and restore power to fugitive former president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
About 10,000 people have been killed and over 16,000 injured since Riyadh launched the airstrikes. The Saudi aggression has also taken a heavy toll on Yemen’s facilities and infrastructure.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
