00:00More than 2,000 people fleeing Houthi rebels in Yemen have arrived in Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration said
00:08on Sunday.
00:09Last week, Iran-backed Houthis captured a keyport city on Yemen's western coast and an island in the Bab al
00:17-Mendeb Strait.
00:18Fearing a return to civil war, tens of thousands of residents fled the area.
00:23Now some have started arriving in Djibouti, some 30 kilometers across the strait.
00:31Authorities in Djibouti say they've deployed the Navy and Coast Guard to conduct rescue operations and provide emergency assistance.
00:40Families that stayed in Yemen have sought refuge in Aden.
00:45This is the second time in my life that I've been displaced.
00:49During the previous displacement, we had planned and prepared for it.
00:54This time, we were forced to flee suddenly.
00:57You could barely take your children and the fewest essentials with you.
01:01We were terrified of the shelling and sniper fire, and you just flee as quickly as you can, out of
01:07fear for your children and your family members.
01:11The IOM says the number of those displaced in Yemen has reached nearly 86,000 people, most of them since
01:19the beginning of September alone.
01:21The escalation in fighting has ended a 2022 ceasefire that had largely stopped the country's civil war.
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