Wave of destitution overwhelms Aden neighborhoods with street beggars

Yemen’s harsh living conditions and dire economic crisis are manifesting increasingly on the streets of Aden. A sharp rise in panhandlers is driving concern and frustration in residential and commercial areas. Asmaa Muhammad tells A24 that she was forced into street begging after her husband was injured by a passing vehicle and became disabled. Scores of other unfortunate people who can’t get social services or help with food and rent are also turning to strangers in the street, pleading for money. “We appeal to all concerned to stop beggary and put an end to this phenomenon before it spreads and affects the people of Aden and other Yemeni regions,” resident Moaz Abdel Nasser told A24.