Airstrikes and shelling: The orphans of Yemen braving it all

Boys play in a yard of an orphanage in Sanaa, Yemen. (REUTERS)

Updated on: Mar 24, 2017 10:20 AM IST

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Boys play in a yard of an orphanage in Sanaa, Yemen. (REUTERS)

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A boy sleeps at The al-Shawkani Foundation for Orphans Care in Sanaa. (Khaled Abdullah / Reuters)

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Girls brush their teeth after they woke up at an orphanage in Sanaa. (Khaled Abdullah / Reuters)

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The foundation used to host around 350 orphans before the conflict began. Now only around one-third remain after most left for the relative safety of living with family members in the countryside. (Khaled Abdullah / Reuters)

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Girls tidy their beds after they woke up at an orphanage in Sanaa. (Khaled Abdullah / Reuters)

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A boy studies in a dorm of The al-Shawkani Foundation. (Khaled Abdullah / Reuters)

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Fish is being prepared for a meal at the Orphanage. (Khaled Abdullah / Reuters)

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Saudi-led air strikes have repeatedly hit hospitals, homes and markets, but the kingdom denies targeting civilians. (Khaled Abdullah / Reuters)

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Girls stand in line to board a bus to transport them to school from an orphanage. (Khaled Abdullah / Reuters)

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Boys take part in a morning drill at The al-Shawkani Foundation. (Khaled Abdullah / Reuters)

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According to UNICEF, one child dies in Yemen every ten minutes from preventable diseases including malnutrition, respiratory infections and diarrhoea. (Khaled Abdullah / Reuters)

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Girls perform dawn prayers at an orphanage in Sanaa. (REUTERS)

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Boys eat rice for lunch at The al-Shawkani Foundation for Orphans Care. (Khaled Abdullah / Reuters)

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Boys chat before they go to bed at The al-Shawkani Foundation for Orphans Care . (Khaled Abdullah / Reuters)