DHAKA: The United Nations Security Council is considering Russia’s call for a pause in Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen.

The council’s president, Dina Kawar, who is also Jordan’s UN ambassador, said members needed time to ‘reflect on the proposal’.

The air strikes against Houthi rebels continued for an 11th night on Saturday.

The Red Cross has called for a 24-hour ceasefire to bring in desperately needed medical supplies.

It says medical teams and rescuers must have access to Aden, a stronghold of those loyal to President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, or more civilians will die.

Following intensified fighting, the charity reports a dire situation, with the streets of the city ‘strewn with dead bodies’ and the wounded ‘streaming’ into hospitals and clinics.

The Houthis have made significant advances over the past two weeks, forcing president Hadi to flee the country from Aden and a Saudi-led Arab coalition to mount airstrikes, reports the BBC.

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