Yemen struggles with food shortages as shipments stay slow

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* Several ships waiting clearance to deliver goods * Aid groups say hunger growing By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - A trickle of aid, medicine and commercial food cargoes is reaching Yemen yet the process remains slow as more ships await clearance to discharge at ports and logistical chains buckle due to fuel shortages and war. Before Saudi Arabia launched air strikes in Yemen in March, the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country imported more than 90 percent of its food - most of it by sea. In recent days over 130,000 tonnes of wheat has reached Yemen in commercial ships as well as other supplies including sugar and fuel, partly helped by a five-day truce which expired last Sunday.

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