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Yemen was poor before, but 'the war just finished us'

Marcia Biggs was able to enter the country to learn how its people are struggling.

Aired 05/16/2018

PBS News Hour

Yemen was poor before, but 'the war just finished us'

Clip: 5/16/2018 | 9m 53sVideo has Closed Captions

Marcia Biggs was able to enter the country to learn how its people are struggling.

It's being called the forgotten war. With access for journalists limited and dangerous, Yemen, home to the world's worst humanitarian crisis, goes largely ignored. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs was able to enter the country to learn how its people are struggling, with support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

Aired 05/16/2018

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