Yemen: Rising Water Price Hits Yemenis, Shortage May Become Bigger Problem than War, Experts Say

Jun 29, 2015 | Magdalena Mis, Reuters
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The price of water is rising steeply in Yemen, which may run out of water for its 25 million people, experts say, adding to the misery caused by Arab air strikes and the civil war ravaging one of the world's poorest and driest countries. An Arab military coalition has since late March been bombing the Iran-backed Houthi militia that has taken over much of the country.