Conditions In Yemen Continue To Deteriorate, U.N. Says; Authorities Sterilizing Water Supplies To Stem Cholera Outbreak

Reuters: Yemen sterilizes Sanaa water supplies as cholera outbreak picks up again
“Authorities in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital Sanaa are sterilizing water supplies at wells, distribution networks, and houses to help stem the world’s worst outbreak of cholera…” (Khalid et al., 12/2).

U.N. News: Conditions deteriorating alarmingly in Yemen, warns senior U.N. official
“Conditions in Yemen have deteriorated alarmingly, and the country is on the ‘brink of a major catastrophe’ said Mark Lowcock — under secretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator — on returning from his mission to Yemen on Saturday…” (12/1).

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