Water scarcity in Yemen – in pictures

Yemeni children wait for their turn to fill water from public taps in Sanaa as the impoverished country faces water and fuel shortages amid a civil war. AFP
Al Jareeb village in northern Yemen has been hard hit by the ongoing conflict. Oxfam is assisting internally displaced people in the village by providing water and sanitation. Photo: Amal Al-Ariqi / Oxfam
A lack of water in Yemen in nothing new. Here, Yemeni children fill jerry cans with water from a donated source on the outskirts of the port city of Hodeidah in 2016. AFP
A Yemeni girl fills up her vessel with drinking water in north Hodeidah in 2019. Reuters
Carrying water past a cemetery dedicated to those killed in the country's ongoing conflict, in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
A displaced Yemeni girl drinks water in a camp set up for people who fled the battle areas east of Hodeidah in 2018. AFP
Yemeni women and children collect water from a tanker in Al Maafer district in August. AFP
A Yemeni woman transports water on the back of a donkey amid an extreme heatwave and severe water shortage. AFP
Drastic water shortages continue to blight Yemen. AFP