The Houthi militia flooded the coast with two million mines, and the victims were hundreds
English - Saturday 06 November 2021 الساعة 03:50 pm
Al-Khokha, NewsYemen, Exclusive:
The areas of the western coast of Yemen are classified as the largest minefield in the world, and according to estimates by experts in this field, the Houthi militia has planted two million multiple mines, causing hundreds of casualties, while civilians are still constantly paying the price.
The fields planted by the Houthi militia with tools of death hidden under the dirt extend from the Al-Omari area in Dhu Bab to the residential neighborhoods inside the city of Hodeidah.
Houthi mines caused hundreds of casualties, and their numbers were distributed among all the cultivated areas, according to the different amounts planted, and the residents' lack of knowledge of the dangers contained in the areas to which they returned.
In the village of Muashah on the Tuhami beach, dozens of victims fell, as were the villages of Al-Hamli, Hais, Al-Khokha, and Al-Tuhiata.
In the village of Al-Masna in the Al-Hali district, there are approximately thirty victims, followed by Al-Qadba with twenty-five, then Al-Taif with approximately twenty, while in the Al-Duraihimi district, especially the Al-Hamidiyah district, the number of victims is in the hundreds.
According to some estimates, the Houthi militia planted about ten thousand mines in Al-Durayhimi and Al-Hali, concentrated in farms, agricultural fields, roads and residential neighborhoods.
Since the liberation of the districts south of Hodeidah, the engineering teams of the joint forces have worked to clear thousands of areas, so that the residents can enjoy safety.
And participated in the survey process, Masam, but the size of the cultivated area, which needs years to come, leads to constant casualties.
The latest of these efforts is the discovery of a network of laser mines in Hais, weeks after the discovery of an internationally banned individual minefield.
Houthi crimes are faced with international silence from organizations working in the field of human rights and those of the United Nations.
According to expert estimates, the Houthi militia has planted about two million mines in the areas of the West Coast, making it the largest minefield in the world.
