Evacuation from Yemen not possible: Sushma Swaraj

Yemen is under attack from a Saudi Arabia led coalition, 16th month civil war more than 6,500 people has been killed

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday made it clear in a series of tweets that India has had to shut down its embassy in war-torn Yemen and it is not possible to evacuate any more Indians from the Arab nation any more.

She said this in response to a tweet from a person who stated that a woman from Hyderabad was stuck in Hajjah, 127 km from Yemen's capital Sanaa, along with her children after her husband divorced her and left for the US.

However, some people chose to stay back. Some of those evacuated, returned to Yemen./3

Yemen is under attack from a Saudi Arabia-led Arab coalition after an established government was dislodged from power by Houthi rebels.

The 16-month civil war has killed more than 6,500 people and displaced more than 2.5 million people.