SANAA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and 15 others injured in multiple U.S. airstrikes across Yemen on Tuesday, according to Houthi-run al-Masirah TV and local health authorities.

Of the casualties, six deaths and 13 injuries took place in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah as U.S. strikes hit a residential neighborhood in the city's Amin Muqbil district, while two other injuries were reported in Dhamar province, where a farm was attacked.

The strikes also bombed telecommunications infrastructure in the western-central province of Amran and the central province of Ibb, according to Houthi television and residents.

Civil Defense teams are working to extinguish fires in the targeted facilities, said the Houthi television.

The United States intensified its military campaign against sites of the Houthi forces in Yemen on Tuesday, conducting 50 airstrikes in total.

The U.S. military has yet to comment, but it previously said in statements that it would continue conducting airstrikes daily until the Houthis stop attacking commercial vessels and U.S. warships in the Red Sea.

The persistent U.S. airstrikes have not deterred the Houthi group, which continues to attack American and Israeli-linked interests in the region. The Houthis claimed their attacks are intended to put pressure on the U.S.-backed Israel to stop airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and allow humanitarian aid into the enclave. Enditem

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