India, Oct. 21 -- The death toll from a Houthi missile strike on a Government military camp in southern Yemen rose to 73 people, all new recruits, making it the deadliest strike since fighting in the country began escalating three months ago, a senior Yemeni Government official said on Tuesday.

The recruits were all aged between 18 and 20, and some were still missing a day after the

Iranian-backed rebels hit the al-Alam training camp in the southern province of Shabwa with ballistic missiles, Shabwa governor Awad Ibn al-Wazir said.

Monday's strike was part of a recent surge of fighting in Yemen, which started when forces from the internationally recognised Government and Saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes on Houthi-held Sanaa Inte...