Stinking garbage line the streets of Yemen's historic Taez

More than 600,000 people are suffering as waste mounts up, choking roads and canals

Last updated: November 05, 2019 | 17:01

Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer

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A Yemeni shepherd waits as his herd of goats and sheep feeds on garbage piled on a main street in Taez.

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A Yemeni man disposes of rubbish at a garbage dump on a main street in the third-largest city Taez in southwestern Yemen

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A Yemeni youth picks material from a rubbish dump in the third-largest city Taez.

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Mounds of stinking garbage line the streets of Yemen's historic city of Taez, once renowned as one of the most beautiful places in the country, but now torn apart by war.

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The city in the highlands of southwestern Yemen has become a breeding ground for mosquitos as well as deadly outbreaks of diseases like cholera, as decaying refuse leaches into waterways.

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A burning garbage dump on a main street in the third-largest city Taez.

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A Yemeni youth looks behind him as he sits on a chair at a garbage dump in Taez.

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Cars passing by a rubbish dump lining a road in Taez.

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Yemeni youths pick material from a garbage dump in the third-largest city Taez in southwestern Yemen.

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