Family caught up in Yemen nightmare

THE war in Yemen continues to destroy the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians every day, while rarely being mentioned in the UK media. More than 6,600 innocent civilians have been killed, and up to 130 children are dying daily in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in over 50 years.

Cardiff mum Jackie Saleh tragically lost her three daughters in 1986, when they were abducted by their father and taken to Yemen. Jackie managed with no help from the Government to find and reconnect with her daughters and reestablish relationships with them. Now her youngest daughter Safia is trapped with her four children in Yemen with no way to escape. The UK Government has said it goes against its current policy to evacuate Safia and her children to safety, despite them being British nationals and stuck in a war zone.

Since the war began, the price of food and basic medicine has rapidly increased and many Yemenis are starving. Jackie has been spending her own money so Safia and her family can eat and get medicine, but this is getting harder as the prices continue to rise and the availability of food declines.

The Government has abandoned a British family trapped through no fault of their own in a war zone. To help bring Safia and her family back to Wales and back to safety, I have launched a crowd-funder campaign with Jackie to raise the £6,000 needed to bring them home.

I would urge you to donate as much as you can so we can reunite a

Cardiff family that has been failed by the UK Government. Please visit https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/cardiff-girl-trapped-in-yemen Neil McEvoy AM South Wales Central