Americans Trapped In Yemen Amid War And Rising COVID-19 Cases Plead For Help

LOADING ERROR LOADING Advocates say that thousands of U.S. citizens and permanent residents are trapped in Yemen, where the coronavirus has been particularly catastrophic due to an already-collapsed health care system and what’s been dubbed the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. “We continue to closely monitor conditions in Yemen – just as we’re doing in every country around the world – and are working around the clock to identify transportation options for U.S. citizens seeking to return to the United States,” the spokesperson added. Alwahabi’s wife and three children, ages 1, 3 and 7 — all American citizens — traveled to Yemen earlier this year to visit her mother, who was diagnosed with cancer. “It was the worst day of my life,” Alghazali told HuffPost from Yemen’s capital, where she’s staying. “We’re supposed to be the superpower of the world and our citizens, our government can’t do anything for them.” - Izdehar Alghazali, whose daughter and grandchildren are trapped in Yemen “Cases involving U.S. citizens in Yemen and other areas where we are unable to provide routine consular services are extremely complex, particularly with the ongoing pandemic,” the State Department spokesperson told HuffPost.