Houthi attacks halt operations at Yemen's Mocha port, cause 16 mln USD in losses

Yemen's government said Saturday that repeated Houthi missile and drone attacks had halted operations at the Red Sea port of Mocha, causing about 16 million U.S. dollars in direct material losses.



Abdulmalik al-Sharabi, director of the government-held port, said at a press conference in Mocha that Houthi attacks over the past week had killed seven people, including four members of the port's security forces and three employees, and caused extensive damage to facilities and equipment, according to the state-run Saba news agency.



Al-Sharabi said the Houthi attacks had damaged six wooden vessels and a dredger involved in the port's expansion, while the halt in maritime and commercial operations had left about 1,300 workers without their livelihoods.