Yemen Families Flee to Aden Camp as Fighting Escalates
Tens of thousands have fled fighting in Yemen, with families from Mokha registering at a displacement camp in Aden as aid workers distribute emergency supplies.
Families displaced by fighting in Yemen's western coast are arriving in growing numbers at a camp in Aden, where aid workers are registering new arrivals and distributing emergency assistance.
At the Al Firdaws displacement camp, rows of tents shelter people who fled areas including Mokha, Taiz and Hodeida. Queues form as families register to receive food supplies, while others carry aid and water barrels back to their tents.
Nawas Al-Dhaibani, a coordinator with the Field Medical Foundation, said the organisation had begun handing out emergency response coupons to people displaced from the western coast. The tents at the site, he said, were provided with support from local authorities and the Executive Unit.
He said 97 families had been registered since the previous evening, with roughly 30 more arriving by the following morning. Registration was continuing, and he expected the camp could eventually host more than 300 families.
Those arriving described difficult journeys. Maheida Ahamed, displaced from Mokha, said the war had devastated her family and left them no choice but to leave. She said her husband remained in Mokha, her father had been killed, and some relatives were suffering psychological distress. She fled with her children, arranging transport herself after leaving belongings behind.
Fatima Mohammed, also displaced from Mokha, said she and her children heard explosions and gunfire and saw people killed nearby. She said her son was killed in the violence, and that she was later told only his body had been found.
A United Nations vehicle was seen outside the camp as humanitarian operations continued. Aid workers said registration of newly arrived families was ongoing.