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Aid agencies warn cholera and catastrophe loom in Yemen
As fighting rages for control of the key port of Hodeidah, there are fears that the harbor will be closed, cutting off vital supplies to millions
Jonathan Gorvett
- Asia Times
With fighting continuing in and around the key port city of Hodeidah, aid agencies warned this week that disruption caused by the battle could trigger another cholera epidemic in Yemen – and spell disaster for the millions in the country now dependent on imported…
“If the harbour is closed, it will be devastating,” CARE International Country Director for Yemen Johan Mooij told Asia Times from Aden.
“We have eight…