Yemen crowd crush: at least 85 dead at event to distribute money

A crowd crush at an event to distribute financial aid in Yemen’s capital killed at least 85 people while dozens more suffered injuries, a Houthi official has said. The crush took place on Wednesday in the Old City in the centre of Sana’a when hundreds of people gathered at the event organised by merchants, according to the Houthi-run interior ministry. The ministry’s spokesperson blamed the disaster on the “random distribution” of funds without coordination with local authorities. At least “85 were killed and more than 322 were injured”, a Houthi security official told the AFP news agency.

tips

crowd crush：踩踏

crush：果汁饮料；v. 压坏，压碎；毁坏

injury：伤害（injure 伤害）

merchant：商人；店主（merch- =trade）

interior：内部，内政（inter- 内）

ministry：部门；内阁（minister 部长）

blame：归咎于，责备（blame sth on sth）

coordinate：坐标；套装；a. 协调的

coordination：协调