Aden, the interim capital of Yemen, is experiencing a significant increase in electricity outages as summer commences, exacerbating a service crisis amid rising temperatures in the coastal city. Local residents informed "خبر" news agency that power is now being cut for approximately eight hours daily, with only two hours of supply, marking a sharp decline compared to previous periods and intensifying the daily hardships faced by the population. The prolonged blackouts have directly impacted daily life, particularly affecting women, children, and the elderly, in the hot and humid weather, while access to suitable alternative energy sources remains difficult. Residents have assigned responsibility for the deteriorating service to the Ministry of Electricity and the internationally recognized government. They noted that the relative improvement observed in the city over the past two months was short-lived, as the frequency of outages began to gradually increase again in the last two weeks. Experts warn that the continuation of this crisis without urgent solutions signals escalating humanitarian and health consequences, especially with expectations of further temperature rises in the coming months. This could lead to an increase in heatstroke cases, disruption of essential services, and increased burdens on the healthcare sector. Residents fear that the electricity crisis could lead to a partial paralysis of economic and service activities, at a time when the city is already grappling with fragile infrastructure and a diminished capacity to respond to crises. |
