Dhaka: More than 65 civilians in the province of Taiz, Yemen, have been killed in Saudi-led airstrikes on Friday, including 17 people from one family, reported the international medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders.

The deaths occurred when the strikes hit civilians and homes in the area. Those who survived the bombings are searching through the rubble with their bare hands in the hope of finding survivors, as well as the bodies of victims of the attack. Many others are believed to have been injured or killed in the past week in airstrikes, shelling, and fighting in densely populated areas.

Patients and MSF staff are unable to reach hospitals due to the heavy fighting and airstrikes in Taiz. Of the 20 hospitals that existed in Taiz, only seven are still able to receive wounded and are caring for a population of over 600,000 people. These seven hospitals are totally overwhelmed with wounded patients and have run out of essential medication. At the same time, we also know that many people are not able to reach the hospitals due to the heavy fighting. Medical teams are also having trouble reaching the hospitals because the roads are too dangerous due to the intensity of the fighting.

‘We understand that during this most recent airstrike, 17 houses were hit and more than 65 people are believed to have died, among them at least 17 children and 20 women. Twenty-three people were injured and were brought to one of the MSF supported hospitals which are partially functioning’, the report said.