Key facts
- Fighting in Yemen killed 504 people and wounded 2,379 between September 6 and 12.
- At least 77,789 people were displaced across seven governorates by Friday.
- Marib governorate accounted for 49% of all casualties.
- The governorates of West Coast and Taiz saw nearly 50,000 people displaced.
- Houthi fighters seized the strategic Red Sea port of Mokha.
- Only 60% of Yemen's health facilities are fully operational.
Fighting across several fronts in Yemen killed 504 people and wounded another 2,379 between September 6 and 12, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The violence also displaced at least 77,789 people across Taiz, Marib, al-Jawf, Lahj, Hodeidah, Abyan and Shabwa by Friday, the WHO said.
Marib recorded the heaviest losses, with 469 casualties on September 9, another 177 the following day and 219 on Friday. The governorate accounted for 49 percent of all casualties, while Taiz and the western coastal areas recorded 43 percent.
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), at least 46,000 people have been displaced since renewed fighting began last week in southwest Yemen, a figure that is "alarmingly rising by the hour." Houthi fighters have seized the strategic Red Sea port of Mokha, triggering mass departures. The UN agency warned that entire villages have been emptied in three districts in Taiz – Maqbanah, Jabal Habashi, and Al Ma’afer – as fighting moved closer to populated areas.
Salama Saeed, a mother from the Muthalath al-Udain area of Hodeida province, described fleeing with her son on a motorcycle, leaving other children behind due to the shelling and gunfire. "We have nothing left," she told AFP.
Only 60 percent of Yemen's health facilities are fully operational, the WHO says, as hospitals face a surge in trauma cases. The IOM is calling for safe humanitarian access and protection of aid workers and infrastructure.