Drinking water supplies dwindle in Yemeni city besieged by Houthi rebels

Taiz, a city in southwestern Yemen, faces a severe water crisis as Houthi rebels backed by Iran tighten their encirclement. The city has struggled with water issues for over a decade, but the situation has worsened in recent weeks.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2463x1383+0+0/resize/2463x1383!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Ff2%2Fbed4f4df43b197d5bb5247c6c0e3%2Fap26296551585852.jpg' alt='FILE - Smoke rises after an attack by Houthi rebels on the city of Taiz, Yemen, on Oct. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik, File)'/><p>Taiz, a city in southwestern Yemen, faces a severe water crisis as Houthi rebels backed by Iran tighten their encirclement. The city has struggled with water issues for over a decade, but the situation has worsened in recent weeks.</p><p>(Image credit: Abdulnasser Alseddik)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-149729' />