# Taiz City Refuge for Displaced Yemenis > Over 50,000 Yemenis flee war in Taiz city as Ansarallah siege intensifies. - Title: Taiz City Refuge for Displaced Yemenis · Drop Site News - Summary: Over 50,000 Yemenis flee war in Taiz city as Ansarallah siege intensifies. Taiz city shelters over 50,000 displaced Yemenis amid Ansarallah siege, with… - Keywords: taiz city, yemen, ansarallah, saudi-led coalition, displacement, siege, refugee crisis, yemeni conflict, Drop Site News - Source: Drop Site News — https://dropsitenews.com/p/taiz-yemen-displaced-ansarallah-saudi-siege - Author: Guest Contributor DSN - Published: 2026-11-05T22:19:00.396+00:00 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: taiz city, yemen, ansarallah, saudi-led coalition, displacement, siege, refugee crisis, yemeni conflict, news, politics ## Fleeing Taiz City Over 50,000 people have arrived in Taiz city in the past several weeks, according to local officials, as fighting rages around it. ## Hana Bagash's Escape Hana Bagash, a 40-year-old mother of four, fled Taiz city on October 2 after Ansarallah took control of Al-Turbah, her safe haven. > On October 2, I coordinated with my sister in the town of Al-Turbah, who rented a house for us. I took my children and fled the city ## Al-Turbah Under Siege Ansarallah forces took control of Al-Turbah within two days, followed by Saudi-led airstrikes that terrified residents. > We felt as if we were in the middle of a battle ## Fleeing Again Hana Bagash fled to Al-Nagesha, her ancestral village, four kilometers from Al-Turbah, but fighting reached there by October 27. ## Taiz City's Safety Taiz city remains relatively safe from direct combat despite shortages of fuel, food, water, and medicine. > Taiz city is still safer ## Haitham Shamsan's View Haitham Shamsan, a procurement officer in Taiz, believes staying in the city is safer than fleeing to other areas in the governorate. > If we flee to another area in Taiz governorate, we might face an even worse situation with airstrikes and shifting battlefronts ## Displacement Crisis Ali Qaed, an official government body manager, confirmed over 50,000 people have reached Taiz city in the last two months. > At the same time, more than 50,000 people have reached the city during the last two months because they consider it safer than their home areas ## Mahyoub Ahmed's Story Mahyoub Ahmed, a farmer from Jabal Habashi, fled his village after four days trapped in conflict, now living in a basement in Taiz city. > Life here isn’t easy because we lack basic services, but it is safe ## Housing Shortages Most displaced families in Taiz city live in unfinished buildings or with relatives due to skyrocketing housing costs. > Sometimes we see one family hosting five families of relatives who arrived in the city, and all of them are vulnerable ## Ongoing Threats Residents face constant fear of Saudi-led airstrikes and shifting battlefronts as Ansarallah controls vast areas of Taiz governorate. > We were lost for four days in the middle of the fighting ## Government Response The government reports only a negligible number of people have left Taiz city, with most displaced to Aden and Lahj governorates. > Only a negligible few have left the city, and most of them displaced to Aden and Lahj governorates ## Fighting Continues Ansarallah and Saudi-backed government forces continue fighting along the border of Lahj and Taiz governorates. > The Houthis launched an advance towards Lahj last week to push the frontline further into government territory ## Key takeaway Taiz city shelters over 50,000 displaced Yemenis amid Ansarallah siege, with residents fearing further fighting.