Yemen may be facing " the largest famine the country has seen for many decades " after a Saudi - backed military coalition closed all access routes into the country , according to United States Aid Chief Mark Miller . Around seven million are on the verge of starvation in the war - torn country , while nearly 900,000 are estimated to be infected with cholera . “ What we need is a winding down of the blockade , so that we can save the lives of those people ” , said Lowcock .
Yemen may be facing "the largest famine the world has seen for many decades" after a Saudi-backed military coalition closed all access routes into the country, according to United Nations Aid Chief Mark Lowcock. Around seven million are on the verge of starvation in the war-torn nation, while nearly 900,000 are estimated to be infected with cholera. “What we need is a winding down of the blockade, so that we can save the lives of those people”, said Lowcock.