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Nearly 130,000 people have been displaced across seven governorates in Yemen as families flee escalating insecurity, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday.
The UN agency’s latest Displacement Tracking Matrix data showed that 129,438 people, or 21,573 households, had been forced from their homes, according to the IOM.
“Nearly 130,000 people have been forced from their homes in just a few weeks. Many have already moved more than once to find safety,” said Othman Belbeisi, the IOM’s regional director for the Middle East and North Africa.
Taiz records highest number of displaced people
The number of displaced people rose by 11,352 in just three days, from 118,086 on Sept. 18, Belbeisi said.
Taiz hosts the largest number of newly displaced people, with 73,494, followed by Lahj with 33,828, Aden with 8,946 and Al Hodeidah with 8,244. Displacement was also recorded in Abyan, Hadramawt and Marib.
“These are families who have lost their homes and their income,” Belbeisi said, warning that communities receiving the displaced were already struggling and needed greater support.
More than 3,000 cross Red Sea to Djibouti
Meanwhile, 3,106 people had crossed the Red Sea from Yemen to Djibouti as of Sunday evening, according to the IOM.
The agency said it was providing emergency assistance to those arriving in Djibouti and appealed for increased support.
