### [2026-10-13](/feed/2026/10/13/index.md)

##### Famine in Yemen
# The World Health Organization reports a surge in cholera cases in Yemen over the past three weeks. The country previously had a 6-year-long outbreak due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''Arab News](https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/suspected-cholera-cases-surging-in-yemen-who-3006144)

### Changes:

1. The World Health Organization reports a surge in cholera cases in Yemen over the past three weeks.  _2026-10-14 16:14:39 (First version)_
1. The World Health Organization reports a surge in cholera cases in Yemen over the past three weeks. The country previously had a 6-year-long outbreak due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis.  _(Current version)_

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