Yemen war: First aid flights arrives

The first aid flights since the Saudi-led coalition imposed a blockade on rebel-held areas three weeks ago have landed in Yemen's capital, Sanaa.

They include a UN flight carrying 1.9m doses of vaccines, Meritxell Relano, Unicef representative in Yemen tweeted. Three more aircraft carrying UN aid workers and International Red Cross staff have also arrived, AFP reports.

The coalition imposed the blockade on 6 November, two days after rebels fired a missile at the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The missile, fired by the rebel Houthi movement, was intercepted over Riyadh's international airport.

The arrival of aid flights comes three days after the coalition announced it would reopen the Red Sea port of Hudaydah for urgent humanitarian aid and Sanaa's airport to UN aid and relief flights.

Officials say no aid ships have docked at Hudaydah yet. The planned reopening followed a review by the coalition to ensure weapons do not reach the rebels.

UCJ, UNILORIN.