The U.S. airstrikes hit a Yemen detention center last week, killing and wounding over 100 people, mostly illegal African migrants. One severely injured Ethiopian survivor talked to a China Global Television Network (CGTN) correspondent about losing his leg and his worry over a more miserable future.
The detention center is in Saada, the capital city of northern Yemen's Saada province, as reported by the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV. All the wounded are being treated in local hospitals.
Jaber Othman, the Ethiopian survivor, is currently receiving treatment at such a local hospital.
"At 4:00 in the morning on April 28, the first attack hit outside. Then, the roof of the detention center was bombed twice. After that, I didn't know anything. When I woke up, I was here. I lost one leg, the other leg is also broken, and my back is injured," Othman said.
Othman, from central Ethiopia, was driven by poverty to attempt crossing into Yemen in hopes of reaching Saudi Arabia. However, local authorities in Saada province detained him at the detention center. While awaiting deportation, he tragically became a victim of the U.S. airstrikes.
"I left my homeland to find a job, to make a living, to change my life. Instead, I ended up in a detention center where I experienced airstrikes. My leg was amputated, and I don't know what I will become," Othman said.
Years of conflict in Yemen have already left local hospitals short of medical staff and medications. The arrival of dozens of injured people has overwhelmed the hospitals. Many of the wounded can only receive limited treatment in the hallways.
Ethiopian survivor of US Airstrikes in Yemen lost his leg, faces miserable future
