Aid group says Yemen needs massive humanitarian aid

Months of violence and destruction caused by Saudi Arabia’s aggression against Yemen has overwhelmed aid groups with “massive” humanitarian needs, an international aid group said.

“The needs are massive and way beyond the capacity of aid organizations currently on the ground,” the Associated Press quoted as saying in Jordan on Monday.

The head of Doctors Without Borders Gazali Babiker said that the international community’s response to the crisis has not been sufficient.

The group, also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), says it has treated over 10,000 people in Yemen since March, 5,000 of whom underwent surgery.

Saudi Arabia has been bombing Yemen in the last 139 days to bring its ally, fugitive president Mansour Hadi, back to power.

The airstrikes have so far claimed the lives of more than 5,381 civilians, mostly women and children.