The battle for the Yemeni port of Aden has turned it into a “ghost city”, the head of the ICRC has told the BBC.
Robert Ghosen said medical aid was urgently needed in the city, where Shia Houthi rebels are fighting forces loyal to the government.
Aid agencies say more than 540 people have been killed in recent fighting and more than 100,000 have been displaced.
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