Besieged Yemeni city on verge of ‘unmanageable’ crisis, aid workers warn

Besieged Yemeni city on verge of ‘unmanageable’ crisis, aid workers warn

Water, gas and fresh food running out in Taiz as fighting intensifies and Houthi advance cuts off most supply routes The humanitarian crisis in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz is becoming unmanageable as the city runs out of water, gas and fresh food, Oxfam aid workers in the country have warned.

Iran-allied Houthi forces have largely encircled the city of more than 900, 000 people, cutting it off from most supply routes. This week, heavy fighting has raged around the city’s old airport, causing extensive damage in a densely populated residential area.

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