Destination Yemen: Migrant arrivals soar despite war, famine and sickness

[Deeq A.]

SANAA - Abdullah Ibrahim travelled through his own battle-scarred country of Somalia to reach Djibouti, handed over all his money to a smuggler and spent three days crammed in a boat to cross to Aden in Yemen, swimming the last few miles to avoid capture by coast guards. On reaching land, with no money left and little food, a 350 km trek across a foreign land to Sanaa awaited.

Source: Hiiraan Online