WHO: 7,000 killed and 37,000 wounded in Yemen conflict

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WHO: 7,000 killed and 37,000 wounded in Yemen conflict
UN envoy warns of "very dangerous" health situation with 2,200 suspected cholera cases amid a brutal 20-month civil war.

World Health Organisation says at least 7,000 people have been killed in Yemen’s 20-month civil war with the UN peace envoy warning the country is teetering on the “brink of the abyss.”

In a statement released on Monday, the WHO said “more than 7,070 people had been killed and over 36,818 injured” as of October 25 – with another 21 million people in urgent need of health services.