Houthi-run television airs footage of abandoned Mocha airport
Drone video broadcast by Houthi-run television depicts Mocha International Airport as empty and abandoned, but the footage has not been independently verified.
Houthi-run television has aired drone footage it described as showing Yemen’s Mocha International Airport empty and abandoned.
The broadcast, reported by Al Jazeera Global News, shows the airport terminal and surrounding coastal facilities from the air. The supplied material provides no further details about the site’s operational or security status.
The footage’s date, authenticity and precise location have not been independently verified. It is also unclear how long the airport has been unused or why it is described as abandoned.
The broadcast does not establish whether the airport has been damaged, who controls it or whether it is formally closed. No independent assessment of its condition or operations was provided.
