Around 30 staff from the HALO Trust, the world’s largest humanitarian landmine clearance organisation, are among hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in the frontline Yemeni city of Taiz, after Houthi fighters tightened their siege on the government-held enclave, cutting off all supply routes in or out.
The blockade has effectively severed the last route through the mountains and valleys connecting the city to the interim capital of Aden. HALO teams on the ground in Taiz warn that vital food, water, fuel and medical supplies are dwindling as the humanitarian situation, already on the brink, worsens by the day.
Heavy fighting continues to intensify around Taiz as the reignited civil war between the Internationally Recognised Government (IRG) and Houthi forces rages across the country.
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Source: HALO Trust News
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