npr: The conflict in Yemen has escalated rapidly and it has become a difficult place to flee. The la
npr: The conflict in Yemen has escalated rapidly and it has become a difficult place to flee. The land route to Saudi Arabia is blocked by Houthi rebels. Some have tried to cross the Gulf of Aden to the east coast of Africa, but for that you need a boat.Those who have reached the tiny African state of Djibouti are not your stereotypical refugees. Some were fishermen — they had boats — and others came from Yemen’s small professional class, and therefore had the money to buy a seat on the boats.I met some of them at an outdoor soccer stadium turned refugee transit center near the port of Obock in Djibouti.In Hard-To-Flee Yemen, Those Escaping Are Not Typical RefugeesPhoto credit: Gregory Warner/NPR -- source link
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