# ‘We arrived still crying’: Yemenis recount sea escape to Djibouti

https://mins.news/en/video/63130

- Reuters, 2026-09-17 18:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5FhvfzQSjk

> Thousands are fleeing Yemen by sea as fighting intensifies between Iran-backed Houthi militants and Saudi-backed government forces. Families who reached Djibouti described their perilous journey and the terrifying scenes they left behind.

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