A Yemeni child looks on upon arrival with their guardian after a United Nations medical evacuation from Sanaa at Queen Alia International Airport, south of the Jordanian capital Amman in what the UN hopes will be the first of many "mercy flights". AFP
A girl gestures before boarding a United Nations plane which will carry her and other patients to Amman, Jordan in the first flight of a medical air bridge from Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
A Yemeni boy waves from inside a bus before boarding a United Nations plane at Sanaa International airport, Yemen. AP Photo
A Yemeni man holds his passport as he waits in departure lounge at Sanaa International airport, Yemen. AP Photo
A Yemeni child walks to board a UN aircraft at Sanaa International Airport while being evacuated bound for the Jordanian capital Amman to receive medical treatment there. AFP
People wait to board a United Nations plane which will carry them and other patients to Amman, Jordan in the first flight of a medical air bridge from Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
The guardian of a Yemeni child being evacuated on a UN aircraft shows their travel documents at Sanaa International Airport bound for the Jordanian capital Amman to receive medical treatment there. AFP
A Yemeni girl and boy wait in the departure lounge at Sanaa International airport, in Yemen. AP Photo
Yemenis board a United Nation plane at Sanaa International airport, Yemen. AP Photo
Yemeni children and their guardians arrive after a United Nations medical evacuation from Sanaa at Queen Alia International Airport, south of the Jordanian capital Amman in what the UN hopes will be the first of many "mercy flights". AFP
A Yemeni child looks on upon arrival with their guardian after a United Nations medical evacuation from Sanaa at Queen Alia International Airport, south of the Jordanian capital Amman in what the UN hopes will be the first of many "mercy flights". AFP
A girl gestures before boarding a United Nations plane which will carry her and other patients to Amman, Jordan in the first flight of a medical air bridge from Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
A Yemeni boy waves from inside a bus before boarding a United Nations plane at Sanaa International airport, Yemen. AP Photo
A Yemeni man holds his passport as he waits in departure lounge at Sanaa International airport, Yemen. AP Photo
A Yemeni child walks to board a UN aircraft at Sanaa International Airport while being evacuated bound for the Jordanian capital Amman to receive medical treatment there. AFP
People wait to board a United Nations plane which will carry them and other patients to Amman, Jordan in the first flight of a medical air bridge from Sanaa airport in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
The guardian of a Yemeni child being evacuated on a UN aircraft shows their travel documents at Sanaa International Airport bound for the Jordanian capital Amman to receive medical treatment there. AFP
A Yemeni girl and boy wait in the departure lounge at Sanaa International airport, in Yemen. AP Photo
Yemenis board a United Nation plane at Sanaa International airport, Yemen. AP Photo
Yemeni children and their guardians arrive after a United Nations medical evacuation from Sanaa at Queen Alia International Airport, south of the Jordanian capital Amman in what the UN hopes will be the first of many "mercy flights". AFP
A Yemeni child looks on upon arrival with their guardian after a United Nations medical evacuation from Sanaa at Queen Alia International Airport, south of the Jordanian capital Amman in what the UN hopes will be the first of many "mercy flights". AFP
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