Time ‘running out’ to reach Yemen’s Taiz amid deepening crisis, UN says
More than 800,000 people have been cut off from aid since the Houthis encircled Taiz city in early October.
Al Jazeera English reports that more than 800,000 people have been cut off from aid since the Houthis encircled Taiz city in early October.
This world story centres on Yemen. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Yemen’s Taiz, UN and Houthis.
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- Yemen’s Taiz, UN, Houthis, Taiz
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