IOM says nearly 130,000 people are displaced across seven Yemeni governorates by the Houthi advance
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The International Organization for Migration said nearly 130,000 people had been displaced across seven governorates, up 11,352 in three days from 118,086 on 18 September, many of them more than once, AFP reported. Taiz governorate hosts the most, 73,494, and 3,106 people had crossed the Red Sea to Djibouti by the evening of 20 September. IOM's Othman Belbeisi said the numbers keep climbing and warned that Taiz city could be the next Houthi target.
- When
- 21 September 2026
- Where
- Taiz Governorate, Yemen
- What
- displacement
- Acting party
- Ansar Allah (the Houthis)
- Attribution
- Attributed by independent sources. IOM ties the displacement to the Houthi offensive.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled
Sources
- Count Africanews
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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