At least 68 African migrants have reportedly been killed in a US airstrike on a detention center in Houthi-controlled Saada province in Yemen, Houthi-run media said on Monday.
Another 47 people were wounded, many critically, according to the Houthi Interior Ministry.
Graphic footage broadcast by Houthi satellite channel Al Masirah showed bodies buried under rubble and injured survivors being evacuated.
The site was reportedly housing 115 migrants at the time of the strike. There has been no immediate response from the US military.
The strike comes amid intensified US operations against the Houthis under "Operation Rough Rider," which began after President Donald Trump ordered an expanded air campaign in March.
US Central Command has claimed over 800 targets hit and hundreds of Houthi fighters killed but has provided few details about specific operations.
Migrants, mostly from Ethiopia and other African nations, continue to cross into Yemen despite ongoing conflict, often hoping to reach Saudi Arabia for work.
Human rights organizations have previously raised concerns about the exploitation, abuse, and killings of migrants in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Monday’s incident echoes a 2022 airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition on the same facility, which killed 66 detainees and wounded over 100 others, according to a UN investigation.
The US has stepped up strikes against the Houthis following a surge in Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
The Houthis claim they are targeting vessels linked to Israel, the US, and the UK in solidarity with Palestinians, but Western officials have accused the group of indiscriminate attacks.
Yemen's civil war has killed more than 150,000 people and displaced millions over the past decade, fueling one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
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