# 800,000 people in Yemen cut off from food aid, UN's World Food Programme warns

https://mins.news/en/video/103004

- DW News, 2026-10-16 11:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFm_r59BzKQ

> The UN World Food Programme says 600,000 people in Yemen’s third-largest city, Taiz, who already relied on aid have now been cut off from life-saving food assistance. Houthi rebels are blocking roads as they seek to take control from Yemen’s Saudi-backed government.

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