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Yemeni city buckles under surge of migrants seeking safety, work
Aden's population has surged to 3.5 million, doubling in two decades, straining infrastructure and services amid ongoing conflict and economic collapse, the UN reports.
- This year, Aden's population swelled to around 3.5 million, more than double its size 20 years ago, overwhelming water, electricity and public services for longtime residents and recent arrivals.
- After Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized Sanaa, thousands fled to Aden while migrant arrivals and post-2024 economic collapse — including halted oil exports and currency depreciation — intensified pressure.
- Mohammed Saeed al-Zaouri, Yemen's minister of social affairs and labour, reported 755,000 registered and many unregistered arrivals in Aden, while United Nations data show 19.5 million need humanitarian aid in 2025.
- Thousands are now living in tent camps as soaring rents have priced out renters and low-paid government workers, with displaced families living in tent camps relying on United Nations school feeding programs for children's nutrition.
- Streets are gridlocked, with generators, water trucks, and military checkpoints, while a frail police dog at Coral Aden Hotel symbolizes the strain on diplomatic sites and residents amid the 2022 truce.
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Yemeni city buckles under surge of migrants seeking safety, work
Once a picturesque Red Sea port, the city of Aden in government-controlled Yemen has been transformed by the massive influx of people fleeing war: electricity cuts are constant, running water scarce and the meagre public services badly overstretched.
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