Cholera outbreak spreading rapidly in Yemen as more people flee violence

Country: Yemen Source: Islamic Relief Cholera cases have tripled in the last three weeks in southern Yemen as the conflict and displacement escalates, and Islamic Relief is warning that thousands of lives are at risk. The fighting has caused over 200,000 people to seek refuge in overcrowded and polluted camps and other sites such as mosques and schools. About 40% of the displaced people do not have access to safe water and one third don’t have proper latrines, forcing families to defecate outsid