Yemen: in Aden, ongoing fighting is fuelling fears of an influx of displaced people

The Houthis now control the entire Yemeni Red Sea coastline following a lightning offensive that left more than 500 people dead and 46,000 displaced in the space of a week. In Aden, which is held by government forces, the situation remains ‘manageable’ for the time being, but the Yemeni state reportedly lacks ‘the financial and human resources ” to accommodate a large number of displaced people if the fighting were to continue and draw closer to the city, explains Mego Terzian, director of the medical NGO Mehad, speaking to Justine Fontaine.