1,400 Yemenis flee to Djibouti within 24 hours
Approximately 1,400 Yemeni refugees have fled to Djibouti within 24 hours as Houthi forces intensify their control over the Bab al-Mandeb strait. Humanitarian organizations are bracing for an influx of vulnerable populations, including women and children, as regional displacement escalates.
Why it matters
The escalation in the Bab al-Mandeb strait threatens a critical global maritime chokepoint and exacerbates the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa.
Yemeni refugees arrive in Obock, Djibouti, within 24 hours as Houthis tighten their grip on the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A man walks through a male dormitory at an International Organization for Migration transit centre for migrants in Obock, Djibouti [File: Luke Dray/Getty Images] By Al Jazeera Staff and AFP Published On 13 Sep 2026 13 Sep 2026 About 1,400 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in a 24-hour period, Djibouti’s economy and finance minister says, as Houthi fighters tighten their grip on the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh wrote on X on Saturday: “1,400 refugees arrived in Djibouti from Yemen in just 24 hours.”
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