Water rationing, rubbish pile-up raise disease fears in Yemen's besieged Taiz

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Renewed fighting has disrupted fuel supplies and water systems serving about three million people in and around Yemen's Taiz, prompting families to ration water. Aid groups and U.N. agencies also warn that growing rubbish piles along major roads could contribute to disease outbreaks.

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA/TAIZ, Yemen Oct 21 (Reuters) - Families have started rationing water in and around Yemen's Taiz city, where renewed fighting has disrupted fuel supplies and access to water systems serving 3 million people, aid groups and UN agencies said. Meanwhile, mounting piles of rubbish along major roads are raising fears of disease outbreaks in the city, Yemen's third-largest.