Geneva (EFE).- More than a quarter of a million people have been forced to flee their homes since August due to escalating conflict in Yemen, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Monday.
In October alone, 82,000 people fled, mostly in the western governorate of Ta’iz. UN officials warned that the active conflict zone is becoming increasingly isolated.
«Conditions inside Ta’iz city are deteriorating rapidly,» OCHA stated, warning that the last remaining food rations were distributed last week. Families now rely entirely on local markets, where prices have surged by more than 50%.
Water supplies have been cut in half, cooking gas is severely depleted, and hospitals report running dangerously low on medicine, oxygen, and fuel, according to the UN.
Since October 8, security risks and road blockades have prevented the aid agency and its partners from traveling between Ta’iz and southern districts to deliver vital supplies.
«Needs continue to outpace the response, with four in 10 verified households still waiting for emergency food assistance,» the UN said, noting that despite severe obstacles, it has provided assistance to 163,000 displaced people since August.
The reignited conflict followed a July airstrike on Sanaa airport claimed by the Yemeni military, which shattered a truce in place since 2022.
Houthi rebels, who captured the capital Sanaa in 2015 and control areas housing the vast majority of the population, launched ground offensives in September. These advances triggered a counteroffensive by Yemeni government forces backed by Saudi Arabia. EFE
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