Sanaa Hospitals Deny Entry to Civilian Bodies Due to Houthi Casualties

Hospitals in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, have reportedly refused to accept the bodies of civilians in their morgues over the past few days, as the facilities have become filled with the corpses of Houthi fighters and leaders killed on the front lines.

Local and medical sources informed Akhbar Agency that the refusals have extended to victims of traffic accidents and those who died within the hospitals. This situation has caused distress among the families of the deceased, who are struggling to find places to preserve the bodies of their relatives pending burial arrangements.

Medical sources indicated that supervisory committees affiliated with the Houthi militia have informed the administrations of several hospitals that they cannot accommodate new civilian bodies due to the mogue's capacity being reached by casualties from combat zones.

The sources added that the strain on the morgues has intensified concurrently with a resurgence of fighting in various conflict areas, including Marib, Taiz, Dhale, the West Coast, and Shabwa. These measures have sparked public discontent, particularly as hospital morgues are typically used for the temporary storage of deceased individuals until their transfer and burial can be completed.

The Houthi militia, which controls Sanaa, has refrained from disclosing its casualty figures, despite near-daily funerals for dozens of its fighters, in an apparent attempt to alleviate pressure on the morgue facilities.