# Djibouti calls for assistance as thousands of Yemenis flee to country

https://mins.news/en/item/61211

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-16 15:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/16/djibouti-calls-for-assistance-as-thousands-of-yemenis-flee-to-country?traffic_source=rss

> Djibouti says more than 2,500 Yemenis have arrived since last Thursday and that the number could reach about 10,000 in the coming weeks. Interior Minister Omar Abdi Said warns the influx has exceeded national capacity and urges the UN and international partners to provide urgent funding as fighting intensifies in western Yemen.

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