U.N. aid agencies say the humanitarian situation in northern Yemen continues to deteriorate as the battle between the Yemeni government and rebels allied to al-Qaida rages on. The agencies say tens of thousands of civilians are trapped in the conflict zone and basic supplies are very low.
The U.N. refugee agency accuses the al Houti rebel forces and government troops of fighting with utter disregard for the safety and well being of civilians in and around Saada city in northern Yemen.
It says people forced to flee their homes arrive at a camp in the neighboring Hajjah province, traumatized and exhausted. It says the majority of the displaced are women carrying hungry children and crying babies.
UNHCR spokesman, Andrej Mahecic, says the situation for civilians inside Saada city is critical as the street battles rage on in several neighborhoods and in the old part of the city.
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