Yemen Exodus: 100,000 Flee Houthi Advance as Rebels Seize Key Strait
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At least 100,000 people have fled Yemen since early September, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels push toward the coast.
The rebels have seized the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a strategic waterway linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
Displaced Yemenis who reached Djibouti described a terrifying journey, with gunfire everywhere.