Humanitarian situation worsening in Yemen's Marib conflict zone: IOM

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Humanitarian situation worsening in Yemen's Marib conflict zone: IOM

DUBAI (Reuters) - The number of displaced people in camps in Yemen’s Marib province has risen nearly 10-fold since September, with over 45,000 people fleeing their homes as Houthi forces press an offensive, the U.N. migration agency IOM said on Wednesday.

Conditions at 137 displacement sites are poor and deteriorating, the IOM said, calling for more funding and warning of a larger exodus should fighting reach Marib city, the capital.

"We’ve not witnessed this desperation inâ