Addis Standard has also received a graphic video showing piles of countless badly burned bodies inside the detention facility. By IOM's estimate "nearly 900 migrants, predominantly Ethiopian, were in the overcrowded holding facility at the time of the fire. The Houthi militia cordoned off the surrounding areas and did not allow community organizers inside the facility or IOM officials inside the compound. Another report by Amnesty International said that Houthi rebels were pushing Ethiopian migrants to the Saudi border, where the Saudi authorities would allow hundreds in just to detain them under "hellish conditions." IOM has also called for "the release of all migrants from detention in the country and a renewed commitment to providing safe, predictable movement options for migrants."

Source: Ethiopian News March 10, 2021 05:51 UTC