UN agency demands access to migrant fire victims

Addis Ababa, March 10, 2021 (FBC) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has demanded urgent humanitarian access in Yemen to migrants – mostly Ethiopians – wounded in a deadly fire at an overcrowded holding facility.

The IOM says that as many migrants are in a critical condition, meeting their health needs must be an urgent priority.

It is not clear how many of the hundreds of people were killed or injured in the fire at a centre in Sana’a.

The IOM says more than 170 have been treated for injuries – with many still in a critical condition, according to BBC.