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Red Cross on ‘catastrophic’ situation in Yemen
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned of a ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian situation in Yemen, with fuel supplies reaching ‘zero levels’ and an acute shortage of food and water leading to soaring prices.
A Yemeni boy carries a jerrycans filled with water from a public tap amid an acute shortage of water supply to houses in the capital Sanaa, on April 26, 2015 due to the ongoing Saudi-led air strikes against Shiite Huthi rebels. The Red Cross warned of a ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian situation, with fuel supplies reaching ‘zero levels’ and an acute shortage of food and water leading to soaring prices. (AFP/Getty Images)
A Yemeni girl sits on top of jerrycans as she waits to fill them with water from a public tap amid an acute shortage of water supply to houses in the capital Sanaa, on April 26, 2015 due to the ongoing Saudi-led air strikes against Shiite Huthi rebels. The Red Cross warned of a ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian situation, with fuel supplies reaching ‘zero levels’ and an acute shortage of food and water leading to soaring prices. (AFP/Getty Images)
Yemenis wait to fill their jerrycans with water from a public tap amid an acute shortage of water supply to houses in the capital Sanaa, on April 26, 2015 due to the ongoing Saudi-led air strikes against Shiite Huthi rebels. The Red Cross warned of a ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian situation, with fuel supplies reaching ‘zero levels’ and an acute shortage of food and water leading to soaring prices. (AFP/Getty Images)
Yemeni boys upload a cart with jerrycans to fill them with water from a public tap amid an acute shortage of water supply to houses in the capital Sanaa, on April 26, 2015 due to the ongoing Saudi-led air strikes against Shiite Huthi rebels. The Red Cross warned of a ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian situation, with fuel supplies reaching ‘zero levels’ and an acute shortage of food and water leading to soaring prices. (AFP/Getty Images)
Yemenis wait to fill their jerrycans with water from a public tap amid an acute shortage of water supply to houses in the capital Sanaa, on April 26, 2015 due to the ongoing Saudi-led air strikes against Shiite Huthi rebels. The Red Cross warned of a ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian situation, with fuel supplies reaching ‘zero levels’ and an acute shortage of food and water leading to soaring prices. (AFP/Getty Images)
A Yemeni woman pushes a cart with jerrycans filled with water from a public tap amid an acute shortage of water supply to houses in the capital Sanaa, on April 26, 2015 due to the ongoing Saudi-led air strikes against Shiite Huthi rebels. The Red Cross warned of a ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian situation, with fuel supplies reaching ‘zero levels’ and an acute shortage of food and water leading to soaring prices. (AFP/Getty Images)
