Yemenis flee across Red Sea as Houthis and Saudi-backed forces escalate war
The BBC's Frank Gardner speaks to some of those who have fled the war by crossing the Red Sea to Djibouti.
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"How could I just sit there when my kids are screaming and shaking in terror? That's why we fled, to save them."
— Ibrahim Issa , Other
"It was the planes. The sounds of the planes, boom! That's what made us flee, for the sake of our children."
— Qassim Abraham Abssy , Other
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The BBC's Frank Gardner speaks to some of those who have fled the war by crossing the Red Sea to Djibouti.
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