They said Bahah, who is also the prime minister of the exiled government in Riyadh, arrived aboard a Saudi plane.
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The statement did not say who carried out the shelling, but Yemen’s Houthi rebels and forces loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh have carried out similar attacks in the past. They also looked at ways to fully reopen the ports and airport to allow the delivery of desperately needed relief supplies. He later visited several districts and was briefed on damage to the presidential palace, state broadcaster and military headquarters, a security source said. He said Bahah was briefed about the situation and the functioning of local government agencies, and added that the government is working to restore services.
“Aden will be the chief to victory” in reconquering the nation, the premier’s orator Rajeh Badi informed Alis thatArabiya tv screen, introducing that is actually Hadi could in the near future also yield “at any time”.
Sources close to Bahah said the vice president wanted to bolster efforts to restore normal life to the city, where President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi had fled after the Houthis seized control of the government in Sanaa earlier this year and confined him to his residence under virtual house arrest.
The $274 million that Saudi Arabia promised months ago to fund a UN emergency aid appeal for Yemen hasn’t arrived because the kingdom and the world body are still discussing the terms of the funding, while aid groups begin to warn that people trapped by the conflict are on the brink of starvation. Yemen depends on imports for most of its supplies, including food, medicine and fuel. An AFP correspondent who toured Aden said authorities have managed to partly reopen main roads after removing debris, including burned out military vehicles and cars.
Meanwhile, witnesses reported that coalition warplanes also bombarded the province of Mareb east of Sanaa and the rebel stronghold of Saada in the north on Saturday.
Ground fighting between armed rebels and government-allied forces also clashed in the city of Taiz rages on, killing at least 19 and wounding 28 from both sides, rebel and militia fighters and medical officials said.
Coalition member Egypt on Saturday extended its participation in the coalition for another six months “or until the end of the combat mission” if that happens first.
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Southern Popular Resistance fighters gather in the Al-Alam entrance of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, after taking control of the area from Houthi fighters, on July 31, 2015.
