Death toll from US airstrike on Yemeni port rises to 38

The death toll from an air strike by the US Armed Forces on the Ras Isa oil port in Yemen has increased to 38 people. This was reported on April 18 by the Reuters news agency, citing local media.

"As a result of the US strikes on a fuel port in Yemen on Thursday, at least 38 people were killed," the article says.

The agency clarifies that this is "one of the deadliest days" since the attacks by the United States began.

According to the Al Jazeera TV channel, the number of injured reached 102 people. The American Central Command clarified that the aim of the strike was to undermine the economic source of the Houthis' power.

The port of Ras Isa is located northwest of the Yemeni coastal city of Hodeidah.

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The destruction of the Houthi-controlled Ras Isa seaport by the American army became known on April 17. The Central Command of the US Armed Forces (CENTCOM) reported that the port was used for the maritime supply of oil, which the Houthi movement used "as a tool of control and to obtain economic benefits from the appropriation of profits from imports."

On April 9, the Anadolu agency reported the deaths of more than 100 civilians since the beginning of the US attacks on Yemen. It was clarified that at least 223 people were injured. On March 15, US President Donald Trump announced that he had ordered the military to begin operations against the Yemeni Houthis. Soon, the Central Command of the US Armed Forces announced the launch of a large-scale operation in Yemen.