District of Crater launches distress call to Red Cross

ADEN, Aug. 10 (YPA) – Hundreds of families have been trapped in the Aden district of Crater for days now, with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launching a distress call.

Citizens of Crater have launched appeals to the International Red Cross to get them out of the city.

They said that they had been trapped for four days in the Jabal al-Badari area overlooking the water foundation and the Qatiee area, and could not get out of their homes because of the clashes between Saudi-backed and UAE-backed mercenaries.

The warring parties reportedly refuse to provide safe passage for the displaced civilians, they said.

In the distress call, the civilians confirmed that their stock of water and food has run out, and that quick movements must be made in order to save them.

Crater district is the largest district in Aden province, where the population is estimated at around 200,000. The district has witnessed the most violent confrontations between the infighting occupation militias in the past days.

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