Survivors of the Houthi strike on an Abu Dhabi oil storage plant have described the moment the ground shook and fire filled the air, peppering their bodies with shrapnel and killing three colleagues.
The attack on the civilian facility has been condemned by world leaders and diplomatic efforts are under way to add Yemen’s Houthi group to the US list of terrorist groups.
Ramjan Mohamed Rath from India and Saeed Noor Jabar Khan from Pakistan recall the deafening explosion.
“It was a dangerous, frightening, terrifying sound. I have never heard such a loud sound in my life,” Mr Rath told from his home in Abu Dhabi, where he recovering after receiving 10 stitches in his left leg.
He is among six people injured in the Houthi attack that led to condemnation from global leaders.
Three of his co-workers, who have not yet been named, died in the attack. Their bodies were repatriated on Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr Rath was standing near his lorry completing paperwork when the blast occurred.
