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Yemen stampede: At least 78 killed in surge for Ramadan donations

Clothes are pictured on the ground after a stampede in Sanaa, Yemen, April 19, 2023. Houthi Media Office/Handout via Reuters

At least 78 people were killed in a stampede in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as residents gathered at a school to receive cash donations distributed by merchants during Ramadan, witnesses and the Houthi administration said on Thursday.

Hundreds of people crowded to receive the alms, which amounted to 5,000 Yemeni riyals, or about $9 per person, two witnesses involved in the rescue effort told Reuters.

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