Tuesday, April 28, 2015

OCHA: the number of refugees in Yemen has exceeded 300,000 – Onet.pl

The number of people who had to leave their homes because of fighting in Yemen, exceeded 300,000 – announced oenzetowska The humanitarian agency OCHA. Previous estimate OCHA April 17, spoke about 150 thousand refugees.

The Sledge because of a low fuel reserves stood water treatment plants. For the same reason, aid agencies can not continue distribution of food; in the past two weeks on this benefited nearly half a million people – identified OCHA (UN Office. Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs).

Shia group in Yemen Huti fights to overthrow the Western-backed president of this country gen. Abd ar-Raba Mansur al-Hadi. Sunni Saudi Arabia accused Shiite Iran of providing military support Huť, which Tehran denies. In late March, a coalition led by the Saudis launched raids on positions Huť. The raids are continuing, despite the fact that on April 21 reported that the mission was completed.

According to political scientists State intervention Gulf in Yemen is an attempt to defend the position of the Saudi kingdom as a regional hegemon before the growing influence of Iran.

Red Cross speaks of a humanitarian disaster in Yemen. Humanitarian convoys stop smelting works that try to reach Aden and established a naval blockade by the Arab coalition whose soldiers inspect ships in search of weapons, preventing food and medicine supplies by sea.

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