A crowd of people apparently frightened by gunfire and an electrical explosion have stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid in Yemen's capital, killing at least 78, according to eyewitnesses and a Houthi rebel official.
The Houthi health ministry said 77 people were injured, including 13 who remain in a critical condition, in the charge that occurred during the distribution of the cash collected in the final days of the Muslim fasting holy month before the Eid al-Fitr festivities.
Hundreds of people had crowded into a school to receive the donations distributed by merchants, which amounted to 5,000 Yemeni riyals ($13), two eyewitnesses involved in the rescue effort said.
