In pics: emptied port of Hodeidah

Technicians check a big ship at the port of Hodeidah, Yemen, on Sept. 29, 2018. The port of Hodeidah is empty amid escalating offensive launched by forces of the International recognized government backed by Saudi-led coalition against Houthi rebels in an attempt to recapture the city from rebels. The strategic port of Hodeidah is the entry point of about 70 percent of the country's food, medicines, aid and fuel imports to the rebel-controlled northwestern provinces including the capital Sanaa. (Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed)