“Amid
continued Saudi aerial aggression against Yemen, aid agencies have
warned about the escalation of humanitarian crisis, including food
shortages, in the already-impoverished country. Speaking of the dire
situation in the southwestern city of Aden, Marie-Elisabeth Ingres,
the Yemen representative of Doctors without Borders (MSF), said on
Monday, 'Shops are closed. We have a problem of food.'”
“Aid
workers said the capital, Sana’a, is also suffering, as airstrikes
hit the city and supplies dwindle. 'There is a food and water
shortage. People are unable to move,' said Marie Claire Feghali, the
Red Cross spokeswoman in Yemen.”
“UN
Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen Johannes van der Klaauw has warned
that the current crisis triggered following the Saudi aggression
against the country is among the largest in the world. He has said 16
million Yemenis need humanitarian assistance to meet their most basic
needs.”
“Colonel
Sharaf Luqman, Yemen’s armed forces and Popular Committees
spokesman, said in a press conference that civilians and Yemeni
infrastructure have been the target of the Saudi aggression, adding,
'Saudi Arabia is the international supporter of terrorism.' In excess
of 2,500 civilians have been killed in the Saudi aggression, he said,
adding that Saudi air raids are hitting residential buildings. Saudi
Arabia is 'targeting everything' in Yemen, Luqman added.”
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