# ‘We cried the whole way’: Refugees flee Yemen fighting

https://mins.news/en/item/63965

- France 24, 2026-09-18 09:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260918-we-cried-the-whole-way-refugees-flee-yemen-fighting

> An estimated 125,000 people, including more than 57,000 children, have fled since fighting began in July between Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemen’s government and its Saudi ally. The UN calls it one of Yemen’s fastest and most volatile displacement waves in years. Thousands are risking the Bab el-Mandeb crossing to Djibouti, often in extreme heat and without enough water.

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