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UN: Yemen's Taiz cut off for 20 days as hospitals face shortages
The United Nations said Yemen's Taiz, besieged by the Houthis, has been cut off from the outside world for 20 days, with severe shortages at 42 health facilities. Shortages of fuel, water, food, oxygen and medicine are worsening in the city.
United Nations (UN) officials said Yemen's Taiz, besieged by the Houthis, has been cut off from the outside world for 20 days. Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said fighting that has continued since October 3 had made it impossible for humanitarian aid teams to enter the city and for people to leave it.
Laerke said the closure of roads had sharply reduced the amount of fuel and food reaching the city, while water supplies had also begun to run out. The cost of tanker-delivered water has nearly tripled because diesel needed to operate the water tankers is unavailable, while cooking gas is almost impossible to find.
World Health Organization spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said 42 health facilities in the city were facing shortages of fuel, oxygen, medicine and medical supplies. More than 156,000 liters of fuel are needed each month to keep hospitals and ambulances operating. The fuel shortage is also threatening oxygen production, emergency patient transfers and the preservation of vaccines in the cold chain.
Fighting between government forces and the Houthis in Yemen has intensified recently. The Iran-backed Houthis hold Saudi Arabia responsible for attacks against them.
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