Yemen and the region
UN: over 280,000 displaced as health risks grow in Taiz
The UN humanitarian coordination office published updated displacement and aid figures and warned of shortages of medicine, fuel and water in Taiz. The window also brought Houthi claims about casualties and a strike on a water tank, alongside local reports that could not be independently verified.
Summary
- ConfirmedOCHA reports more than 280,000 people displaced since the beginning of August, almost half from Taiz; these are cumulative figures, not displacement in the past hour.
- ConfirmedThe UN and its partners delivered 30 tonnes of medicines and medical supplies to four health facilities in Taiz city.
- AttributedHouthi authorities say shelling killed three people and injured eight in Taiz, and accuse Saudi Arabia of striking a water tank; neither account was independently verified.
People displaced since the beginning of August, according to the UN update
OCHA 17:36ZTonnes of medicines and supplies delivered to health facilities in Taiz
OCHA 17:36ZDevelopments in this window
- UnverifiedIbb / Taiz
Medical sources tell Almasdar Online of dead and wounded arriving at Ibb hospitals
Almasdar Online cited unnamed medical sources as saying hospitals in Ibb had received more than 20 bodies and about 28 wounded Houthis from the Taiz fronts in recent hours. No medical records or independent source were available to confirm the figures; the precise publication time comes from the news index, as the page displays only today’s date.
Source: almasdaronline.com - UnverifiedSanaa
Local report describes evening air strikes and explosions in Sanaa
Al Marsad newspaper, citing local sources, reported air strikes and explosions in Sanaa on Monday evening, with aircraft continuing to fly overhead. It did not identify the precise targets or provide casualty figures, and the account could not be independently verified.
Source: marsad.news - AttributedAl Mawasit / Taiz
Houthi authorities accuse Saudi Arabia of striking a water tank in Qadas
The electricity, energy and water ministry under Houthi authorities said Saudi aircraft had struck a water tank serving the villages of Al Aridah and Azzan in Qadas, Al Mawasit district. The statement did not specify the exact time or extent of damage; no independent confirmation or Saudi response regarding the site was available.
Source: 26sep.net - AttributedTaiz
Sanaa health ministry reports three killed and eight injured in Taiz shelling
The health ministry under Houthi authorities said mortar fire hit a fuel station in Al Dhabab on Monday evening, killing two people and injuring eight, while shelling killed a woman in Jabal Habashi. The ministry blamed Saudi-aligned forces; no independent casualty count or response from the accused side was available.
Source: 26sep.net - AttributedAl Muhawalah front
Report attributes drone strike on Houthi vehicle to Nation Shield forces
Aden Al Ghad reported that a drone operated by the first division of the Nation Shield forces targeted a Houthi military vehicle on the Al Muhawalah front during Operation Yemen Dawn. The report provided no casualty figures or independent evidence of the strike’s outcome; the account remains attributed to the government side.
Source: adngad.net - ConfirmedYemen / Taiz
OCHA: over 280,000 displaced and emergency aid reaches more than 200,000 people
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said more than 280,000 people had been displaced since the beginning of August, almost half from Taiz; this is a cumulative figure, not new displacement within the window. It said the UN and its partners had reached more than 200,000 people with emergency aid since August and delivered 30 tonnes of medicines and supplies to four health facilities in Taiz city. It warned of shortages of medicine, fuel and water, uncollected waste and disease risks, and called for safe, sustained and unimpeded humanitarian access.
Source: unocha.org