At least 78 people have died and several others have suffered injuries due to a crowd crush during an aid distribution event in Yemen's capital, Sana'a. The event took place on 19th April in the Old City when hundreds of people gathered to receive financial aid reportedly organised by merchants. Witnesses say Houthis, who have been controlling Sana'a since 2014, shot in the air to control the crowd, causing panic among people, leading to the tragic incident. Houthi officials blame the disaster on the "random distribution" of the aid without proper coordination with local authorities. The UN has declared Yemen the world's biggest humanitarian crisis with 24 million people, 80% of the population, requiring assistance and protection. In the past, Yemen went through an eight-year civil war, killing tens of thousands of people, wrecking the economy, and pushing millions of people towards hunger. Yemen's civil war is considered a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, with the former intervening in the country since 2015 to restore the internationally recognised government. The recent peace talks between Saudi Arabia and Houthis raised hopes for a resolution to the conflict.