The International Organization for Migration’s Displacement Tracking Matrix recorded the internal displacement of 276,301 people in Yemen from June through October 24, with Taiz hosting the largest number of displaced people at 126,156, amid rights warnings over worsening humanitarian conditions, continued blockades and deteriorating health services.
The matrix said 275,245 people, representing 45,868 families, were displaced between August 1 and October 24 across 10 Yemeni governorates.
Taiz ranked first among host governorates, followed by Lahj with 68,832 displaced people, Aden with 47,400, Abyan with 14,598, and Hudaydah with 7,782.
The organization also recorded 3,018 displaced people in Shabwa, 2,754 in Hadramout, 2,022 in Marib, 1,350 in Al Mahrah, and 1,333 in Al Dhale’e.
369 Projectiles Hit Taiz in 48 Hours
The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms said it had documented 42 crimes and violations committed by the Houthi militia in Taiz over the previous 48 hours. The incidents included the launching of 369 projectiles at residential areas, killing four civilians and injuring seven others, including two 14-year-old girls.
The network said the violations coincided with the continued blockade and obstruction of access to medicines, fuel and essential supplies. It reported that eight residents were abducted from their homes and businesses in the Al-Kalaiba area of Al-Ma’afer District and taken to Al-Saleh City. One of them was reportedly lured under the pretext of a general amnesty.
The violations also included raids and looting at eight homes, attacks on homes in the Al-Aqroud area, damage to six homes as a result of shelling—including two that were completely destroyed—and damage to nine civilian vehicles, according to the network.
The network warned that the humanitarian crisis in the governorate, which is home to around four million people, was worsening as shelling, abductions and home looting coincided with deteriorating health services, water shortages and worsening environmental conditions.
Warnings of Health Sector Collapse
The network said around 1,280 kidney failure patients in Taiz faced the risk of treatment interruptions due to shortages of dialysis supplies, while hospitals need to provide 140 dialysis sessions every day.
It added that shortages of fuel and medical supplies were threatening the lives of 192 patients in intensive care units and 154 children in incubators. It warned of the consequences of the continued blockade for patients and the wounded, as well as for the ability of health facilities to continue providing essential services.
Meanwhile, the Yemeni Women’s Empowerment Foundation issued an urgent humanitarian appeal to the United Nations, the World Health Organization, Médecins Sans Frontières, the International Committee of the Red Cross and medical organizations, calling for intervention to prevent the collapse of the health sector in Taiz.
The foundation warned of risks threatening the lives of thousands of wounded and sick people amid the continued blockade and attacks, as well as the spread of fevers and epidemics. It said its estimates indicated that around 52% of hospitals and medical centers in the governorate had gone out of service.
The remaining health facilities, it added, were operating under extremely difficult conditions and with limited capacity, amid acute shortages of medicines, equipment, fuel and medical supplies.
