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Sanaa (Yemen), Feb 19 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Yahya Arhab) The small Yemeni village of Bani al Qallam experienced better years before war broke out in 2014 causing the greatest humanitarian catastrophe on the planet, according to the UN. Its 2,500 residents, on the brink of starvation, are forced to eat vine leaves to survive.FOOTAGE OF A FAMILY GETTING AND COOKING GHULAF LEAVES IN BANI AL QALLAM.FOOTAGE OF A RATIONS DISTRIBUTION CENTRE IN BANI AL QALLAM.SOUNDBITES IN ENGLISH OF FATIK AL-RUDANIN (FROM MONA RELIEF); IN ARAB OF NASSER AHMAD AL-QALLAM (60-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT); HUSSEIN AHMAD AL-QALLAM (45-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT); AND OF SADDAM AL-SUWAIDI (NURSE). Translations in order of appearance:Nasser Ahmad al-Qallam, 60:- “Only God knows that we have got nothing but our day livelihood; (we eat) only in the mornings and evenings."- "We were better off with the livestock and then the livestock starved to death, and now the situation is difficult. No organization has reached us with food support."Hussein Ahmad al-Qallam, 45: - “Since our salaries were cut off, we have not been able to buy neither corn nor wheat [PAUSE] We have turned to this plant to eat its leaves."Saddam Al-Suwaidi, nurse:-“People's economic conditions are difficult, and this is reflected in the family’s health.............."- “We asked the organizations and the health bureau to provide us with soy nutrition for the women, but so far we have not received anything."- “Most of the children, 70 per cent, need supplementary food to treat the moderate acute malnutrition they suffer from."
Starving families are being forced to boil eaves for survival in the Aslam district of northern Yemen. One of Yemen's poorest districts, Aslam hosts both local residents and people displaced due to the ongoing conflict. Despite relief efforts, the humanitarian crisis in the area is worsening. According to the Yemeni Health Ministry, in the first six months of 2018, Hajjah province, where Aslam is located, recorded 17,000 cases of severe acute malnutrition. Warning: you may find some of the images in this report disturbing
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