Berbera, Somaliland - In a temporary shelter made of
corrugated iron and timber poles sit about 70 people, mostly women and
children, hiding from the blistering mid-afternoon sun as hot, humid air blows
in from the Red Sea.
They have come to the port town of Berbera in Somalia's
breakaway Somaliland region to seek a respite from the Saudi Arabian-led air
strikes in Yemen. They are part of a stream of people who arrived by boat
with thousands having landed at ports across the Horn of Africa region since
the attacks began in late March.
With no aid agencies to welcome them, most have simply
blended into the population.
Ahmed Hassan Hashi used the last bit of money he had to pay
for the journey from Yemen to Berbera. It took him more than two days to cross
the busy shipping lane to reach the Somali coast, the toll the journey took on
his fragile body all too visible.
Heavy fighting between Shia rebels and coalition forces
forced him out of his home in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, where he had lived
for the past 12 years. Read Full Article
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