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Yemeni family lives in abandoned shop as war, hunger drags on

Family members of Ismail Hassan, displaced by war in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, eat lunch at their shelter in Sanaa, Yemen January 17, 2022. Picture taken January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Ismail Hassan, a Yemeni father of ten, houses his family in an abandoned shop and scavenges recyclable items from rubbish bins to feed them.

Living in the capital Sanaa after fleeing his hometown four years ago, Hassan is one of millions of Yemenis battling with increasing poverty and hunger as peace eludes the seven-year conflict and cash-strapped aid organisations struggle to keep assistance flowing.

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