Renewed fighting risks ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Yemen, aid groups warn
Summary
Fighting in Yemen has increased, cutting off about 800,000 people from food aid, especially in the city of Taiz. Hospitals are overwhelmed with injured patients and lack enough medical supplies to treat everyone.Key Facts
- About 800,000 people are blocked from receiving food aid due to shifting front lines between Saudi-backed government forces and Iran-backed Houthis.
- Taiz, Yemen’s third-largest city, has around 600,000 people without food assistance, including 200,000 women and children.
- More than 18 million people in Yemen do not have enough food.
- 74% of households in areas that can be reached by aid cannot meet daily food needs.
- Health facilities in Marib, Taiz, and near the Red Sea are overwhelmed by casualties, sometimes treating over 700 injured in one week.
- Many hospitals lack surgical supplies, painkillers, oxygen, and medicines.
- Yemen’s health system is damaged and struggles to handle more fighting and casualties.
- Aid groups warn the situation could quickly become a humanitarian disaster.
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