Yemen’s latest fighting displaces more than 132,000, aid agencies warn
The International Organization for Migration says recent fighting has driven mass displacement as overcrowded sites face urgent shortages. The World Health Organization reports at least 674 deaths since August.
Houthi territorial advances since late July have displaced more than 132,000 people in Yemen, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The fighting has deepened a humanitarian crisis that aid agencies say was already severe.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports at least 674 people killed and 2,998 injured since fighting escalated in August. The toll may be higher as clashes continue.
More than 90,000 people have recently sought refuge in Aden, Lahj, Abyan, Al Dhale’e and Marib, according to the UN refugee agency’s Yemen representative, Armen Yedgaryan. Displaced people are arriving at overcrowded sites in urgent need of shelter, food, clean water, healthcare and protection, he said.
In Abyan, Norwegian Refugee Council adviser Alison Bottomley told Deutsche Welle that 317 families had arrived at the Al-Kud displacement site since the fighting began. She said there was no funding to support them, and families already at the site were sharing what they had.
The scale of need predates the latest escalation: more than 5.2 million people were internally displaced in Yemen and around 22 million required humanitarian assistance, according to the UN refugee agency. Aid agencies warn that continued fighting is adding pressure to already fragile services and infrastructure.
