Yemen's Civil War Has Brought 7 Million People To The Brink Of Starvation (Update)

People queue to fill containers with water from a tank provided by UNICEF in Sana'a, Yemen. Some 14.5 million people in the country have no access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. Photo: UNICEF/Algabal2017

CBS 60 Minutes: When food is used as a weapon

How Yemen's civil war has brought 7 million people, many of them children, to the brink of starvation

This month Saudi Arabia tightened a stranglehold on the neighboring country of Yemen and 7 million people face starvation. The Saudi blockade is an escalation in Yemen's civil war. The United Nations says the war has now become a "man-made catastrophe." You've seen very little of this because the Saudis prevent reporters from reaching the war zone. Recently, we were ordered off a ship headed to Yemen. Days later the Saudis gave us permission to fly there but, after our equipment was loaded and our boarding passes issued, the Saudis closed the airspace so the plane couldn't take off. Even so, we have managed to get pictures out of Yemen to show you what the Saudi government does not want you to see. This will be hard to watch, but 27 million people in Yemen pray you will not turn away.

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WNU Editor: This is a sobering read .... mass starvation but there is food everywhere .... Yemen: Finding near-famine - and lots of food (Clive Myrie BBC)

More News On Reports That Yemen Is On The Brink Of Famine

Famine, cholera, and civilian casualties: The crisis in Yemen -- Axios
Yemen children are dying at a rate of 130 a day while Saudi-led blockade continues -- The Sydney Morning Herald
Yemen: 12 days into the blockade - "We're are running out of fuel, food, and medicines” -- ReliefWeb
Famine may be unfolding 'right now' in Yemen, warns UN relief wing -- UN News Centre
Millions of People May Die If Saudi Arabia Doesn't Allow Aid to Enter Yemen Immediately -- TIME
Saudi Arabia Faces Pressure To End Blockade As Crisis Worsens In Yemen -- NPR
Yemen is on the brink of a horrible famine. Here's how things got so bad. -- Washington Post