Food shipment arrives in Aden

A World Food Program ship carrying badly needed aid arrived in Yemen’s wartorn southern city of Aden, the first vessel chartered by the U.N. agency to be able to berth there since Saudi-led airstrikes on Shiite rebels in the country began in March.

In a statement, the WFP said the ship carries 3,300 tons of food for people in contested southern governorates.

The group had tried repeatedly to send ships to Aden, but all had been blocked by severe fighting in the port area.