90 injured Yemenis admitted to Delhi hospitals

A group of 90 Yemeni nationals, injured during the ongoing conflict in their country, have arrived in Delhi for medical treatment. Two of the critically injured have already been admitted to the intensive care unit of a private hospital.

"The injured, mostly men, arrived in Delhi on Friday. They were accompanied by the UAE Embassy staffers and VPS Healthcare group officials," an official said.

The injured Yemenis and their escorts have come to India under a special programme sponsored by the UAE humanitarian aid authority, Emirates Red Crescent Authority (ERC), according to a statement released by the UAE's official news agency, Wam.

"Some have been admitted to the Rockland Hospital in Vasant Kunj and the rest are in another hospital in Manesar, Gurugram," the official said.

Last week, the ERC had announced that it will also bear the cost of medical escorts, who are travelling with the injured to ensure their psychological well being.

"Most of them are stable. Only two of them have been admitted to ICU," an official from the Rockland Hospital in Vasant Kunj said.