Renewed Clashes In Yemen Trigger Mass Displacement Along Red Sea Coast
· World · Al Jazeera, France 24
Renewed fighting between Houthi forces and the internationally recognized government has displaced at least 46,000 people in Yemen over the past week, according to the United Nations. The escalation occurred after Houthi fighters captured Mocha and the remaining parts of the Red Sea coast on Friday, sending panic through government-controlled areas. Civilians like Aman Murshed, a displaced mother of five sheltering in Taiz, reported fleeing on foot at dawn to escape the front-line battles. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that displacement is rising rapidly by the hour as families seek refuge in makeshift camps with limited food and shelter.
Why it matters
The escalation worsens a severe humanitarian crisis in Yemen and grants the Houthis control over strategic shipping lanes along the Red Sea coast.
Read the original report — Al Jazeera
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