Shillong, April 20: At least 85 people were killed when a stampede occurred in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen.
Houthi security official informed that more than 322 people were injured during the stampede.
Social media videos showed victims stacked up in the streets as rescue workers struggled to find any survivors.
According to two witnesses who saw the incident, the crowd was startled when armed Houthis fired into the air to try to subdue them, and the bullet impacted an electrical line and caused it to explode. The gunfire’s terror allegedly caused the stampede, according to the witnesses.
The attack on Thursday was the bloodiest in the nation in recent history that was unrelated to its long war. The tragic incident occurred a few days before Eid al-Fitr, the celebration that celebrates the completion of the fasting month of Ramadan.
The shoes and other items of those who were hurt or killed in the stampede were left behind, and the scene of the catastrophe was covered in them.
Two organisers have been arrested, according to the Houthi-run interior ministry, and an investigation was ongoing. The “random distribution” of funds without consulting local authorities was the reason for the stampede, as per the officials.