Britain has shut its embassy in Yemen and advised any citizens to leave immediately after the country was taken over by Shia rebels
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said diplomatic staff were being withdrawn from the capital Sana'a because they were judged to be at "increased risk".
The US also said it had closed its embassy and evacuated staff.
Last week Houthi militiamen announced on TV that they had dissolved Yemen's parliament and were forming a five-member presidential council to replace Abd-Rabu Mansour Hadi for an interim two-year period.
Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood said: "The security situation in Yemen has continued to deteriorate over recent days.
"Regrettably we now judge that our embassy staff and premises are at increased risk.
"We have therefore decided to withdraw diplomatic staff and temporarily suspend the operations of the British embassy in Sana'a.
"Our ambassador and diplomatic staff have left Yemen this morning and will return to the UK.
"British nationals who remain in Yemen despite our longstanding and consistent message to leave the country should leave immediately.
"We continue to believe that a stable, united, democratic and prosperous Yemen is the best future for the country.
"We will continue to work internationally to help Yemen achieve a legitimate, transparent political transition in which all Yemenis are represented."
The crisis in the country escalated last month when the rebels kidnapped the president's chief of staff and stormed his palace - prompting Mr Hadi's resignation.
He and a number of his ministers have been under house arrest, while UN-organised talks between the country's political factions broke down this week amid claims of threats from the rebels.
US officials said the closure of their embassy would not affect counter-terrorism operations against al Qaeda's Yemen branch.
The terror group, known as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris and one of the attackers, Said Kouachi, is believed to have trained in Yemen camps.
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