Mideast in Pictures: Yemeni farmers resort to livestock for heavy work amid fuel shortage

A farmer in a village near Sanaa, capital of Yemen, uses donkeys to plough his land to grow tomatoes on May 25, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

SANAA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- As Houthi-held provinces are still facing a shortage of fuels, many farmers are forced to resort to animals for the heavy work in the field.

According to the latest number revealed by the Houthi media, a total of 12 ships carrying more than 340,000 tonnes of fuel have been allowed by the Yemeni government into the Hodeidah port since the beginning of a truce brokered by the United Nations.

But this number is still far from enough to solve the current fuel crisis in Houthi-controlled areas, local authorities said.

A farmer in a village near Sanaa, capital of Yemen, uses donkeys to plough his land to grow tomatoes on May 25, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

A farmer in a village near Sanaa, capital of Yemen, uses donkeys to plough his land to grow tomatoes on May 25, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

A farmer in a village near Sanaa, capital of Yemen, uses donkeys to plough his land to grow tomatoes on May 25, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

A farmer in a village near Sanaa, capital of Yemen, uses donkeys to plough his land to grow tomatoes on May 25, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

A farmer in a village near Sanaa, capital of Yemen, uses donkeys to plough his land to grow tomatoes on May 25, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

A farmer in a village near Sanaa, capital of Yemen, uses donkeys to plough his land to grow tomatoes on May 25, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)■