The death toll from Monday's Houthi ballistic missile strike on a government security forces training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province has risen to 73, the provincial media office said on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Fourteen people remain missing and more than 200 were wounded, provincial governor Awad al-Wazir said. This updates the earlier toll of 58 reported from the same strike.

Local authorities said three ballistic missiles hit the Al-Alam camp in the Jardan district, north of the provincial capital Ataq, while newly recruited soldiers were lining up for a training session. Video verified by Reuters showed injured people scattered across the ground after the strike. Governor al-Wazir said the dead were new recruits from across Shabwa who were being trained to provide security in the province, not for combat.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed the strike, saying the camp was run by Saudi forces — a claim for which the Houthis offered no evidence. Saudi authorities did not immediately comment. Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, promised a "firm response" and Shabwa authorities called the strike a major escalation, urging the deployment of additional air defences in the province.

The Iran-aligned Houthis and Yemen's internationally recognised government, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, have traded attacks since September. Shabwa is an energy-rich coastal province overlooking the Gulf of Aden and hosts the Balhaf liquefied natural gas facility, Yemen's largest industrial investment.

Sources: Reuters; Shabwa provincial media office; JFeed.