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Yemen: Grain Supplies at Risk of Rotting as Millions Face Famine Risk

HeadlineFeb 12, 2019

In Yemen, the U.N. is warning that grain supplies that could feed up to 3.5 million people for one month are at risk of rotting, due to the ongoing war. The flour mills, located in the port city of Hodeidah, store grain from the World Food Program and have been inaccessible since September. Yemen is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with 10 million people on the brink of famine.

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