A View from the Rubble of Sana’a: What Happens When an Airstrike Hits Your Street
SANA’A, YEMEN — The late morning sun conspired with a cloudless blue sky to frame the Al Tahir commercial district here in a shimmering champagne glow. With the noon hour approaching, swatches of life unfurl like images in a Diego Rivera mural: Al Qasr Street begins to swell with cars, courier trucks and bicycles, while pedestrians trickle into the appliance stores, cafes and pharmacies that sit in the shadow of the presidential palace.
