Riyadh's Ongoing Blockade Forces Yemenis to Survive Hunger by Eating Boiled Leaves (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Yemen’s starving families cook leaves to survive in the Aslam district in northern Yemen, as a Saudi-led war continues to affect civilian lives in Yemen in the worst possible way.
Aslam is one of Yemen's poorest districts which hosts both local residents and people displaced in the country and the situation has become even worse after an ongoing Saudi blockade has cut all the opportunities for civilians to seek medical and nutrition help.
Despite relief efforts, the humanitarian crisis in the area is worsening. According to the Yemeni Health Ministry, in the first six months of 2018, Hajjah province, where Aslam is located, recorded 17,000 cases of severe acute malnutrition.
"We only have tree leaves which, however, cause many diseases. My children - one suffers from mineral deficiency and the other has kidney infections as the doctor said," said a local woman.
"We might die because of this food and because of the lack of aid and clean water," she added.
