Water rationing, rubbish pile-up raise disease fears in Yemen’s besieged Taiz
Save the Children said water production has fallen about 50% as tripled cholera cases and fuel shortages strain hospitals and sanitation services.
- Saudi-Backed Yemeni forces reported killing 129 Houthi fighters in three airstrikes across the Taiz governorate on Tuesday, targeting positions in Najd Qasim and a weapons depot in Jabal Habashi.
- Fighting since September has severed the Taiz-Aden corridor, cutting off essential supply routes for 3 million residents and exacerbating shortages of food, fuel, and water across the city.
- Water production in Taiz has fallen by about 50%, forcing families to pay about $45 for a truckload of water, which UNICEF representative Akhil Iyer described as an "extremely dangerous situation."
- Cholera cases have tripled to 683 this month, while Taiz Governorate Health Office director Abdulrahman al-Sabri warned that mounting rubbish "will cause diseases," as 12 medical facilities face critical fuel shortages.
- The Danish Refugee Council reported that deteriorating water and sanitation conditions are spreading beyond Taiz into Lahj, Abyan, and Aden, affecting nearly half of 250,000 people displaced by the latest escalation.
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Water rationing, rubbish pile-up raise disease fears in Yemen’s besieged Taiz
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA/TAIZ, Yemen Oct 21 (Reuters) - Families have started rationing water in and around Yemen's Taiz city, where renewed fighting has disrupted fuel supplies and access to water systems serving 3 million people, aid groups and U...
Water rationing, rubbish pile-up raise disease fears in Yemen's besieged Taiz
GENEVA/TAIZ, Yemen Oct 21 - Families have started rationing water in and around Yemen's Taiz city, where renewed fighting has disrupted fuel supplies and access to water systems serving 3 million people, aid groups and UN agencies said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Amid the documentation of 109 violations within 48 hours and warnings of the deterioration of the health sector, the humanitarian situation is worsening as the blockade continues, supplies are disrupted and food, water and fuel are lacking.
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