Houthi siege of Yemen's Taiz cuts fuel, oxygen and food as hospitals scale back

Houthi forces have closed supply routes into Yemen's Taiz since October 3, cutting fuel, oxygen and food supplies to hospitals and residents.

• Fuel shortages forced a Taiz hospital to cut operating incubators from 40 to 10, with staff warning it may halt operations.
• The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms accused the Houthis of firing 369 projectiles in 48 hours, killing four civilians and wounding seven.
• WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said 42 health facilities in Taiz reported acute shortages of fuel, oxygen, medicines and medical supplies.
• The World Food Programme said more than 800,000 people lost access to food aid in Taiz and surrounding areas.