A/HRC/42/CRP.1 deaths had been registered in health facilities in Aden. The total number of casualties is expected to have been much higher. Approximately 200 children were injured or killed in Aden in this period.100 128. The fighting left Aden in a dire humanitarian situation. According to the 2016 United Nations Yemen Humanitarian Needs Overview, the whole of the Aden population was left in need of some type of humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of the fighting. 101 The water supply was badly damaged. Already stressed hospitals across the city received large numbers of casualties. In the immediate aftermath, WFP was able to enter the city with food but it struggled to move within the city to reach people in need. The massive fire that broke out at the Aden oil refinery during the fighting caused a significant negative environmental impact. Poor sanitation and lack of waste collection became a serious public-health risk. Mortality and morbidity rose sharply due to dwindling levels of water, food and medical supplies, and Aden became the governorate worst affected by dengue and other viral haemorrhagic fevers. According to UNICEF, acute malnutrition rates rose in Aden compared to 2014.102 The security vacuum that ensued following the fighting, together with the landmines that were left throughout the city and nearby areas, impeded the work of humanitarian actors. 129. The following are a sample of incidents considered indicative of the main patterns of violations that the Group of Experts investigated. This sample is by no means considered comprehensive or exhaustive in relation to the seriousness and widespread nature of the violations that occurred during this period. (a) Shelling by Houthi-Saleh fighters “There must have been 50 families, over 500 people, all packed into the port area and waiting to get to al-Bureiqa to escape the fighting. Then I saw four bombs hit us, we were flung into the water and we were swimming in blood and body parts. I saw eight or nine obviously dead bodies and many more around the port as they were being collected. I saw a baby drown. I saw one family cut to pieces. I saw one family of three young daughters, and their mother killed. I knew the father, one month later he committed suicide.” Victim of the al-Towaihi attack103 130. Houthi-Saleh fighters used explosive weapons with wide area effects to attack areas densely populated with civilians and civilian objects, causing a large number of victims and extensive suffering and destruction. These attacks hit residences, buildings, boats, markets, shops, and hotels. In most of the investigated cases, no apparent military objective could be identified in proximity of the locations impacted. In some cases the presence of a few members of the Resistance was reported within a large crowd composed of displaced civilians. The continuous shelling on civilian neighbourhoods caused extensive destruction, terrorized civilians, and affected every aspect of the civilian life, including the functioning of schools and hospitals. Most documented attacks were carried out in broad daylight, into areas that were clearly and visibly heavily populated. The following are a sample of incidents that illustrate the Group’s findings. Killing of Civilians at al-Towaihi port 131. On 6 May 2015, at around 10:00 hrs, Houthi-Saleh fighters carried out shelling attacks on the al-Towaihi port in Aden, killing over 40 civilians and injuring over 60. 104 On 100 OCHA, Humanitarian Needs Overview, 2016, Page 28. OCHA, Humanitarian Needs Overview, 2016, Page 51. 102 UNICEF, Annual Report on Yemen, 2015. 103 Confidential Sources on File. 104 Centre for Public Opinion Studies and Social Research, “Report on the Human Rights Violations in the South Committed by Houthi Militias and Forces of the Yemeni Army Loyal to the Former President Ali Abdullah Saleh”, August 2015. Amnesty International, “Yemen: Eyewitness accounts indicate Houthis attacked civilians and medical workers in Aden”, 13 May 2015, available at: 101 30