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Heavy rains hit IDP camp in Sanaa, adding to their misery

Yemen's internally displaced not only suffered because of the heavy rainfall but also could not celebrate Eid al-Fitr as international humanitarian assistance has been mostly suspended.
SANA’A, YEMEN – MAY 30: A Yemeni internally displaced girl walks outside her family's tent at a displaced persons camp on May 30, 2018 near Sana’a, Yemen. According to the UNHCR, conflict in Yemen has left 22.2 million people, 75 per cent of the population, in need of humanitarian assistance. Yemenis are currently facing multiple crises, including armed conflict, displacement, risk of famine and the outbreaks of disease including cholera, creating the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. (Photo by Mohammed Ha

SANAA, Yemen — As Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr, Yemen’s internally displaced persons (IDPs) were forced to live in the open in Sanaa’s largest IDP camp under difficult conditions and in the absence of the most basic necessities. The heavy rains that flooded the region in late May, including the capital Sanaa, increased their suffering.

Ali Yahya Mohammed told Al-Monitor that he was forced to leave his home in the city of Saada, northern Yemen, when the Saudi-led coalition launched its offensive in March 2015.

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