US air strikes on Yemen kill at least 31 people

Smoke rises from a location reportedly struck by US air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen. Picture: Osamah Abdulrahman/AP

US air strikes on Yemen have killed at least 31 people, according to the health ministry run by Houthi rebels.

US President Donald Trump ordered the air strikes on the capital Sanaa, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels stop their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor.