‘We expect war to reach the city soon’: Yemenis stockpile as Houthis advance on Taiz

The Guardian UK Thursday 15 October 2026, 10:18 UTC By A Guardian reporter in Yemen and William Christou 1 min read

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Speed of the advance has left people rushing to buy food as basic supplies to the city are cut off by the fightingAli Abdulsamed spent all day waiting and walking. Like many people in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz, he was searching for some food for his family of six. But each time he reached the end of the queue at the grocers, he was greeted with empty shelves.

Speed of the advance has left people rushing to buy food as basic supplies to the city are cut off by the fighting

Ali Abdulsamed spent all day waiting and walking. Like many people in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz, he was searching for some food for his family of six. But each time he reached the end of the queue at the grocers, he was greeted with empty shelves. He would go on foot to the next shop, unable to afford the price of petrol, which more than doubled last week.

After visiting more than a dozen stores, Abdulsamed managed to find a 25kg bag of wheat flour – sold at more than twice its usual price. It would have to do, he was lucky to find anything at all.

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‘We expect war to reach the city soon’: Yemenis stockpile as Houthis advance on Taiz

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