Sanaa, Jan. 11 -- The severe cold wave in the Yemeni governorate of Marib has caused the death of seven children in camps for the displaced there, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The official government source in the executive unit for the management of displaced camps in Marib told Xinhua on Tuesday, that the government unit recorded, from mid-November until last Monday, January 9, the death of seven children affected by severe cold waves.

As per media reports, these children died in a number of displacement camps in the city of Marib and the camps located in the Al-Wadi district of the governorate.

The dozens of displaced families suffer greatly from the severe cold, amid scarcity of resources.

Marib governorate has been hit by a cold ...