6 people died due to suffocation in Hajjah

HAJJAH, May 24 (YPA) – Six people died due to suffocation inside a well in Hajjah governorate, western Yemen, Police said

According to Hajjah provincial police, the incident took place in Aflah Al Yaman district.

Police explained that They took down a motor (for pumping water) into a well 20 meters deep and 2 meters wide, and one of them turned it on inside the well, causing him to suffocate, so the others tried to save him, but because of their stampede and the density of smoke inside the well, they all suffocated and died.

The bodies of the deceased were handed over to their families for burial according to their request and the directives of deputy prosecutor Mahabsha.

E.M