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The International Committee of the Red Cross [ICRC] said on Tuesday that it is extremely concerned about the number of dead bodies accumulating in the areas where fighting has been most intense in Yemen.

"International humanitarian law requires that dead bodies be treated properly and with respect" ICRC said in a statement. 

"With the escalation of the fighting, more casualties are being left behind owing to the increased danger associated with retrieving the wounded and the dead," the head of the ICRC’s Protection Department in Yemen, Nourane Houas, said.

Houas urged parties in the conflict "to respect the dignity of the dead and to allow their swift recovery, while taking all feasible measures to ensure their proper identification and their handover to the families".

The ICRC further said that it has helped retrieve more than 407 dead bodies since March, when the US-led Saudi aggression on Yemen started.

A Saudi-led coalition backed by the United States has been carrying out a military aggression on Yemen by launching airstrikes against the country since March 26. The airstrikes have not been authorized by the UN.