UN sounds alarm on besieged Yemen city Taiz
Time is running out to get aid into Taiz, besieged by pro-Iran Houthi fighters who are preventing supplies from reaching Yemen's third-largest city, the United Nations said Friday. Houthi fighters have encircled Taiz since early October, blocking the road that links it to Aden, interim capital of the Saudi-backed, internationally-recognised government. "Safe, sustained and unimpeded humanitarian…
Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city, is facing an imminent humanitarian crisis after being besieged by Houthis for 20 days, according to the United Nations. The city, located in the northwestern region of Yemen, has been encircled by Houthi fighters since early October, blocking the road that connects it to Aden, the internationally recognized government's interim capital.
The UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, has expressed urgent need for safe, sustained, and unimpeded access to provide essential supplies and life-saving assistance to the people in Taiz. OCHA spokesman Jens Laerke stated that the city has been cut off for 20 days, and the ongoing fighting has made it impossible for aid to enter or residents to leave.
Laerke highlighted that road closures and diesel shortages have led to a significant reduction in the city's water production, halving it, and have tripled the price of trucked water, which most residents rely on for their daily needs.
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