Too many people starving in the Middle East because of strife.
25 million Yemenis face risk of starvation
By Hugh Naylor
5:00 AM Wednesday Apr 8, 2015
Yemenis search for survivors in the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi-led air strikes in a village near Sanaa. Photo / AP
The fighting in Yemen threatens to cause widespread hunger and thirst and displace huge numbers of people, creating another humanitarian disaster in a region already reeling from the crisis in Syria, according to analysts and aid workers.
The impoverished Arabian Peninsula nation of 25 million was struggling with alarming malnutrition levels even before an offensive by Shiite Houthi rebels prompted a military intervention last month by a coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
Now, the coalition's air strikes, as well as the fighting at Yemen's airports and seaports, are impeding access to food and other supplies
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25 million Yemenis face risk of starvation
By Hugh Naylor
5:00 AM Wednesday Apr 8, 2015
Fighting and air strikes have destroyed airports and blocked supplies of food.
Yemenis search for survivors in the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi-led air strikes in a village near Sanaa. Photo / AP
The fighting in Yemen threatens to cause widespread hunger and thirst and displace huge numbers of people, creating another humanitarian disaster in a region already reeling from the crisis in Syria, according to analysts and aid workers.
The impoverished Arabian Peninsula nation of 25 million was struggling with alarming malnutrition levels even before an offensive by Shiite Houthi rebels prompted a military intervention last month by a coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
Now, the coalition's air strikes, as well as the fighting at Yemen's airports and seaports, are impeding access to food and other supplies
Continue reading at:
25 million Yemenis face risk of starvation - World - NZ Herald News