Yemen’s
humanitarian situation has worsened rapidly since UN peace talks
collapsed, the top UN aid official in Yemen said on Thursday.
Fighting resumed in the port city of Hodeidah, where hundreds of
thousands of lives hang in the balance, Reuters reports.
“The
situation has deteriorated dramatically in the past few days.
Families are absolutely terrified by the bombardment, shelling and
airstrikes,” UN humanitarian coordinator Lise Grande said in a
statement.
“The
mills in Hodeidah feed millions of people. We’re particularly
worried about the Red Sea mill, which currently has 45,000 metric
tons of food inside, enough to feed 3.5 million people for a month,”
she said. “If the mills are damaged or disrupted, the human cost
will be incalculable.”
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