Yemen to face big humanitarian crisis
“Amid continued Saudi aerial aggression against Yemen, aid agencies have warned about the escalation of humanitarian crisis, including food shortages, in the already-impoverished country. Speaking of the dire situation in the southwestern city of Aden, Marie-Elisabeth Ingres, the Yemen representative of Doctors without Borders (MSF), said on Monday, 'Shops are closed. We have a problem of food.'”
“Aid workers said the capital, Sana’a, is also suffering, as airstrikes hit the city and supplies dwindle. 'There is a food and water shortage. People are unable to move,' said Marie Claire Feghali, the Red Cross spokeswoman in Yemen.”
“UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen Johannes van der Klaauw has warned that the current crisis triggered following the Saudi aggression against the country is among the largest in the world. He has said 16 million Yemenis need humanitarian assistance to meet their most basic needs.”
“Colonel Sharaf Luqman, Yemen’s armed forces and Popular Committees spokesman, said in a press conference that civilians and Yemeni infrastructure have been the target of the Saudi aggression, adding, 'Saudi Arabia is the international supporter of terrorism.' In excess of 2,500 civilians have been killed in the Saudi aggression, he said, adding that Saudi air raids are hitting residential buildings. Saudi Arabia is 'targeting everything' in Yemen, Luqman added.”
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