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The head of the U.N. World Food Program is warning that hundreds of thousands of children in Yemen will be "on the brink of starvation" if the Saudi-led coalition's blockade of air, sea and land access lasts for even two weeks.
David Beasley said in an interview Monday with The Associated Press that about 70 percent of Yemen's 27 million to 28 million people "do not know where they're going to get their next meal."
He said his agency is reaching only 7 million Yemenis, "partly because of lack of funds and partly because of lack of access."
Beasley added that if access remains shut down, "I can't imagine this will not be one of the most devastating humanitarian catastrophes we've seen in decades."
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
