The level of traffic accidents in Yemen has risen alarmingly, following the closure and blocking of roads by the Houthi militia, which robbed the Yemenis of their joy even during the days of Eid.

Government statistics revealed 162 deaths and injuries as a result of separate incidents that struck the liberated areas in the south and east, while the Houthi militias did not announce the numbers of casualties in the areas under their control in the north and west.

According to the Yemeni Ministry of Interior, traffic accidents during the Eid al-Fitr holiday claimed 17 Yemenis and 145 others were injured with various injuries, including 50 seriously injured in a number of Yemeni governorates.

According to a statement by the Ministry of Interior, the accidents occurred in the transition lines between the liberated governorates, especially the rugged temporary crossings built by the Houthi militias after they closed the main roads linking Yemeni cities.

The Yemeni Ministry of Interior confirmed that the number of accidents reached 142 various traffic accidents, 75 of which were vehicles colliding with each other, 46 accidents of running over pedestrians, in addition to 21 accidents of vehicle overturns.

The militias have been waging a war parallel to their military operations against the Yemenis, represented by closing main roads and besieging cities since the beginning of their invasion of the governorates after the coup against the state at the end of 2014.

The terrorist militia continues to close the roads between the Yemeni governorates, refusing to deal with all local and tribal efforts and calls to reopen these roads to alleviate the suffering of citizens.

The Houthis close many important and vital roads to isolate entire regions and governorates, especially the besieged Taiz Governorate and the Hodeidah Governorate, which was isolated by the Stockholm Agreement, causing congestion and obstructing the movement of civilians and goods trucks on remote, rugged and narrow roads.

According to government sources told Al-Ain News, the Houthi militias are closing more than 20 main roads in 7 Yemeni governorates, including Hajjah, Al-Hodeidah, Al-Dhalea, Al-Bayda, Ma’rib, and Al-Jawf, forcing citizens to move through alternative, deadly, unpaved roads, including rugged mountainous roads and sandy desert ones.< /p>

This comes in light of the silence of the international mediators and their failure to address this humanitarian issue, despite governmental and human rights appeals to the international community demanding that the roads issue not be ignored in the upcoming negotiations.