In this Feb 13, 2018 file photo, Ahmed Rashid Mokbel, a severely malnourished 7-month-old Yemeni boy, is given formula by his mother at the Al-Sadaqa Hospital in Aden, Yemen. International aid group Oxfam said on Dec 19, 2018 that more than half a million displaced people in Yemen face the "double threat" of famine and freezing temperatures as winter sets in. (NARIMAN EL-MOFTY / AP)
CAIRO — More than half a million displaced people in war-torn Yemen face the "double threat" of famine and freezing temperatures as winter sets in, an aid group said Wednesday.
Oxfam said some 530,000 displaced people are in mountainous areas, many living in makeshift shelters with no insulation or weatherproofing.
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"Freezing temperatures could be the final straw for families already struggling to survive desperate hunger," said Muhsin Siddiquey, Oxfam's Yemen director.
Yemen's government, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, has been at war with the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels since 2015. UN officials say the war has caused the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with millions suffering from severe hunger.
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Peace talks earlier this month brought about a cease-fire in the port city of Hodeida but have yet to address the wider conflict.
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