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At Least 46,000 Flee Fighting in Yemen: UN
The International Organization for Migration said the number has more than doubled in days as fighting spread and aid access became harder.
- The United Nations reported Friday that at least 46,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since fighting escalated last week, more than doubling the 18,500 recorded on Tuesday.
- Houthi forces seized the strategic Red Sea port of Mocha on Thursday, then captured a key island in the Bab al-Mandab strait on Friday, intensifying their offensive against Saudi-backed government forces.
- Entire villages to the west of Taiz are reported to have emptied, and the Mocha-Taiz road, a vital supply route, has reportedly been cut, trapping residents.
- IOM chief Amy Pope warned that "as fighting spreads, reaching people with lifesaving assistance is becoming harder," calling for safe, unimpeded access to protect civilians and humanitarian workers.
- Saudi Arabia responded with dozens of airstrikes against the Houthi offensive, with the latest two strikes hitting the Mocha airport as displacement numbers continue rising by the hour.
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Yemen Fighting Escalates, Forcing At Least 46,000 to Flee: UN
"At least 46,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since fighting escalated last week,\" the UN's International Organization for Migration said in a statement, warning that \"the number is alarmingly rising by the hour\".
·Hyderabad, India
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The UN estimates that at least 46,000 people are fleeing the escalating fighting in Yemen.
·Oslo, Norway
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"At least 46,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since the escalation of hostilities last week," the IOM said.
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