Over 1million minors malnourished in Yemen hit by cholera

The international charity Save the Children said in a Wednesday statement that more than 1 million of children live in the areas of Yemen that have been affected by cholera.

"The charity’s new analysis of district level data reveals more than 1,000,000 acutely malnourished children under the age of 5, including almost 200,000 with severe acute malnutrition, are living in areas with high levels of infection," the statement said citing data from the Yemen Nutrition Cluster, Sputnik reported.

The statement added that the malnourished children had weak immune systems and "at least three times more likely to die" in case of cholera.

The cholera outbreak in Yemen was announced by the country's health authorities on October 6, 2016.

In July, the World Health Organization announced that Yemen was facing the most serious outbreak of cholera in the world with thousands getting ill on a daily basis.

Saudi Arabia has been striking Yemen since March 2015 to restore power to fugitive president Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh. The Saudi-led aggression has so far claimed that lives of at least 14,300 Yemenis, including hundreds of women and children.

Despite Riyadh's claims that it is bombing the positions of the Ansarullah and Revolutionaries, Saudi bombers are flattening residential areas and civilian infrastructures.

Nearly 3.3 million Yemeni people, including 2.1 million children, are currently suffering from acute malnutrition. The Saudi aggression has also taken a heavy toll on the country’s facilities and infrastructure, destroying many hospitals, schools, and factories.

EA