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Starving families eat leaves to survive as famine ravages war-torn Yemen

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Starving families are being forced to boil eaves for survival in the Aslam district of northern Yemen. One of Yemen's poorest districts, Aslam hosts both local residents and people displaced due to the ongoing conflict. Despite relief efforts, the humanitarian crisis in the area is worsening. According to the Yemeni Health Ministry, in the first six months of 2018, Hajjah province, where Aslam is located, recorded 17,000 cases of severe acute malnutrition. Warning: you may find some of the images in this report disturbing

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