RED SEA CABLES CUT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — nbcnews.com/news/world/… in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said Sunday, though it wasn’t immediately clear what caused the incident.

There has been concern about the cables being targeted in a nbcnews.com/news/world/…, which the rebels describe as an effort to pressure nbcnews.com/news/world/…. But the Houthis have denied attacking the lines in the past.

Undersea cables are one of the backbones of the internet, along with satellite connections and land-based cables. Typically, internet service providers have multiple access points and reroute traffic if one fails, though it can slow down access for users.