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Yemen: Deepening concerns for Taiz City as aid is blocked from entering

Reported by UN News Humanitarian Aid

Aid agencies warned of a fast-developing humanitarian emergency inside Taiz City, where aid was blocked from entering. The city was described as encircled by de facto Houthi forces fighting government troops along Yemen’s west coast.

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  • Affected location: Taiz City
مدينة تعز اليمنية
Illustrative image: مدينة تعز اليمنية — Rod Waddington/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Aid agencies reported that blocked aid was contributing to a humanitarian emergency in Taiz City.

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Confidence
5/10
Geographic reach
2/10
Global importance
3/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Urgency
5/10

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