# Water rationing and rubbish pile-up raise disease fears in besieged Yemen city

https://mins.news/en/item/109337

- Reuters, 2026-10-21 11:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/water-rationing-rubbish-pile-up-raise-disease-fears-yemens-besieged-taiz-2026-10-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad89d90ab53aa0001d9bd49

> Families in and around Taiz have begun rationing water as renewed fighting disrupts fuel supplies and access to water systems serving 3 million people, aid groups and UN agencies say.

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