Yemenis who crossed into Djibouti after fleeing the conflict say they no longer have houses to go back to, according to BBC reporting. The accounts were carried in a BBC headline published Tuesday, which quoted displaced Yemenis describing the loss of their homes.
The BBC report comes as the United Nations projects that the number of displaced people in Yemen will rise to 230,000, according to alarabiya.net. Separately, Monte Carlo International reported that 140,000 Yemenis have been displaced amid continuing clashes in Taiz, along with reports of advances by government forces.
The United Nations has also warned that Yemen's displacement crisis is worsening, according to the London-based newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat. A UN official said the country is approaching famine conditions and that humanitarian needs are mounting, Sabaq reported.
Taken together, the reports point to a displacement crisis driven by ongoing fighting and compounded by a worsening humanitarian situation. The BBC's account focuses on Yemenis who have left the country entirely, reaching neighboring Djibouti, and who describe having nothing left to return to. The other reports cover those displaced inside Yemen, particularly around Taiz, where the clashes are reported to be concentrated.
The figures cited by the different outlets are not attributed to a single source, and the BBC report does not specify how many Yemenis have fled to Djibouti.
What to watch next: whether the UN's projected displacement figure of 230,000 is revised further, and how conditions in Taiz develop as the reported fighting continues.
