ADEN, Yemen, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Seven internally displaced children died from harsh winter weather in their displacement tents in Yemen's northeastern province of Marib, a government official told Xinhua on Tuesday.
Yemen's executive unit for the management of internal displacement camps in Marib said that "during the past two months, the severe waves of winter cold killed seven children in Marib's displacement camp."
He pointed out that hundreds of Yemeni children currently live in worn-out tents and suffer greatly due to the lack of winter clothing.
"Many families living in Marib's displacement tents called for humanitarian organizations to provide them with basic needs," he said.
The government-controlled province of Marib hosts the largest displacement camps in war-ravaged Yemen, and more than 2.2 million internally displaced persons live in scattered tents, according to officials government reports.
Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthi militia stormed several northern cities and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government out of the capital Sanaa.
The war has killed tens of thousands, displaced 4 million, and pushed the country to the brink of starvation. ■
