A ferry from the
Yemeni port of Mahrah towards to the island of Socotra disappeared today on
sunday. The ferry with at least 55 people went missing and a search and rescue
operation was launched an official as said. It is disappeared from the radars
off the eastern coast of Yemen, media reported. The poorest nation in Middle East Yemen has been engulfed in an
armed conflict between the government forces, led by President Abdrabuh Mansour
Hadi, and the rebel Houthi movement for several years now. The Saudi-led coalition
has been carrying out airstrikes against the Houthis at Hadi's request since
March 2015. Some military units of the Saudi-led Arab coalition have a presence
in the Yemen's eastern provinces in an attempt to enhance local security and
combat smuggling.The United Nations has repeatedly observed that the Yemeni
conflict the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with an estimated 24 million
people - nearly 80 percent of the country’s population - currently in need of
aid and protection.
