A Yemeni student looks at a millenia-old mummy displayed at Sanaa University, in the Yemeni capital on May 10, 2017.
Yemen's war has claimed thousands of lives and pushed millions to the brink of famine -- and now the conflict threatens the fate of a collection of millennia-old mummies.
With electricity intermittent at best and the country's ports under de facto blockade, experts are fighting to preserve the 12 cadavers in the face of heat, humidity and a dearth of preservative chemicals. / AFP PHOTO / Mohammed HUWAIS        (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images)