Thousands forced to flee as Houthis advance on Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced across Yemen in recent days, fleeing the advance of Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

Many residents of Aden, Yemen, opened their homes to people displaced by the Houthi rebels takeover of the port city of Mokha.

In one of the houses, dozens of men lied on the floor carpeted with thin mattresses and bed sheets.

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