The Red Cross says that nearly 4,000 people have died in Yemen’s conflict, and over 19,000 others are wounded, some are being treated at Mansoura Hospital, in the capital of Sanaa.
"This is a very serious and catastrophic situation which unfolds here in Aden, and much more needs to be done in order to support those victims who suffer each and every day from this conflict," said Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Although the ICRC has handed out these essentials to more than 100,000 people, they and other aid agencies desperately need more for the more than 1 million people forced out of their homes during these five months of conflict.
Many families now find themselves in makeshift camps, building shelters from whatever they can find: Pieces of tissue, plastic bags, and bottles.
Salam Hassan Mashash, 43, lives at a camp in Bani Mansour with his wife and some of his children.
"Our situation is very difficult. They burned our beds and they burned our homes. They destroyed our whole neighborhood. Four of my children are living with me. Three others are somewhere else in this world," he said.
Furthermore, the ICRC says that no family in Yemen is left untouched. And if there is to be any respite, all sides need to urgently find a way to alleviate the grave need facing this already-poor nation.
