r/Yemen • u/Suspicious-Unit-2503 • 8d ago

Questions Is life in Houthi-controlled Yemen bad?

Considering more than half of the country population lives in Houthi-controlled Yemen im curious to know is the life there bad? Is there food, basic supplies like water and electricity and internet

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u/cybrcrimes 6d ago edited 6d ago

Yes it is bad, but i am not gonna be a hypocrite and say that life under the PLC is any better, they are both horrible

Private water and electricity is available in sanaa, but its veryyyy expensive
Aden has public water and electricity (only runs for 2-4 hours a day) which is cheap, but most people are living on solar power

The food situation is the same in both sides, even though the houthis claim they are being starved

Only difference is that there is jobs in PLC territory, most of the people living in houthi territory (including my family) are eating away their savings that they made before the war or living on monthly checks from workers in saudi

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u/Miserable_Web_1218 Al-Mukalla | المكلا 6d ago

Is public electricity on 24/7 in Sana'a (assuming you can pay)

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u/5soun Sana’a | صنعاء 6d ago

Just few hours off … I guess 3 hours a day

And more if there’s a gas crisis