Houthis sending Taiz ‘back to the stone age’, governor of besieged Yemen city says
Summary
Taiz Governor Nabil Shamsan said Houthi forces were restricting access to the besieged Yemeni city, leaving residents short of water, food, fuel, and medical supplies. The Houthi leader denied that the city was under siege and said aid and food could enter. Shamsan called for humanitarian access as fighting and civilian hardship continued.Key Facts
- Shamsan said Taiz needed about 35,000 cubic metres of water daily but was receiving no more than 1,000 cubic metres.
- He said shortages had closed restaurants, suspended 120 health centres, and shut schools, affecting hundreds of thousands of children.
- Shamsan said up to 1,800 people needed dialysis but could not access supplies.
- He reported 64 deaths and 173 injuries from August through 20 October 2026.
- He said more than 6,400 displaced families had arrived in Taiz to escape fighting.
- Shamsan said more than 800,000 people were inside the city and that Houthi forces controlled most roads leading into it.
- Houthi leader Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi said food, medicine, and aid could enter Taiz and denied there was a siege.
- Shamsan urged aid agencies, including the United Nations, to be allowed to deliver supplies.
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