Yemen – Taiz residents suffer to access water

Taiz province – Yemen 29/03/2020

Residents of Taiz province in southern Yemen, Yemen’s most populous province, suffer from a shortage of potable water due to the blockade and the continued suspension of government water projects, where people in rural areas travel tens of kilometers to get a few liters of water without caring if it is drinkable or not, health experts stressed the need to wash hands with water, soap and sanitation to prevent the coronavirus that is spreading around world, according to UNICEF, 18 million people, including 9.2 million children in Yemen, do not have direct access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene.