Reuters. Huge fires erupted at a cement factory in Yemen on Monday (May 5) after the Israeli military said it carried out airstrikes against Hodeidah Port and its vicinity, a day after the Iran-aligned Houthis fired a missile that struck near Israel's main airport.
The Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV released footage of the aftermath at the Bajil Cement Factory, showing firefighters working to put out blazes and a body lying amongst the debris of a collapsed structure.
Reuters independently verified the location of the footage by matching infrastructure details like pipes, handrails, tanks and tower to file and satellite imagery. The date was verified by corroborating reports from Israeli Military and the Houthi-run health ministry. Part of the footage, showing a column of fire in the distance, could not be independently verified.
More than 10 strikes targeted Hodeidah Port and the Al Salakhanah and Al Hawak neighbourhoods in the city of Hodeidah, five residents told Reuters. Four strikes also targeted the cement factory east of Hodeidah.
The strikes injured at least 21 people, the Houthi-run health ministry spokesman Anees al-Asbahi said.
The Houthis shut down the area around the port and cement factory following the strikes, three sources said.
