Sanaa charity kitchen becomes lifeline of hundreds of Yemeni families

STORY: Sanaa charity kitchen becomes lifeline of hundreds of Yemeni families DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yemeni people waiting outside a charity kitchen to get free meals 2. various of volunteers preparing charity meals inside a charity kitchen STORYLINE: A charity kitchen has become the lifeline of hundreds of families in a neighborhood of Sanaa, Yemen's capital. Every day, people from more than 500 families spend hours in long queues before the kitchen to get five loaves of bread, a cup of soup, and a small amount of rice. Muammed al-Butahi, the founder of the charity kitchen, said as food crisis in the country worsens, more and more people come to his kitchen for meals. He explained that the kitchen is running on donations from all walks of life in Sanaa. But as financial hardship deteriorates, the kitchen is facing the risk of closing. The World Food Programme (WFP) said that despite ongoing humanitarian assistance, 17.4 million Y