The death toll from mines and explosive remnants of war in Hodeidah Governorate, western Yemen, has risen to more than 150 civilians since the beginning of this year 2023.

The United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) said in its monthly report that 10 civilians were killed or wounded during last November, as a result of incidents of mine explosions and explosive remnants of war.

He explained that these incidents were recorded in 5 of the Hodeidah districts (Al-Hali, Al-Tuhayta, Bayt Al-Faqih, Al-Khawkhah, and Hays).

The report indicated that during November, the mission’s teams monitored 8 explosion incidents that resulted in the killing of 3 civilians and the injury of 7 others, pointing out that 30% of the total civilian casualties last November were children, as two children were killed and a third was injured in these incidents.

According to the data contained in the report, the number of civilian casualties last month represented a 25% increase over the previous month (October), in which 8 civilians were killed (7 killed and 1 wounded).

With the toll of November, the victims of mine explosions and war remnants in Hodeidah Governorate since the beginning of 2023 rose to 154 civilians, including 69 dead and 85 wounded, according to the monthly reports issued by the mission.

The mission’s reports confirmed that children still represent a large percentage of victims of mine accidents that were recorded, amounting to 40% of the total victims.

Hodeidah Governorate is one of the governorates most contaminated with mines and explosive remnants of war, and according to UN statistics, the governorate witnessed 443 civilian casualties (including 161 dead and 282 wounded) as a result of mine explosion incidents, during the period from January 2022 to November 2023. .