PhotoBEIRUT, Lebanon — The migrants — average age 16 — were fleeing two desperate places, Ethiopia and Somalia. They were headed to the shores of another, Yemen. Thousands have fled, usually paying smugglers to take them to Persian Gulf countries in search of work. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyAnd Yemen, too, is on the brink of famine. Nearly seven million residents rely entirely on food aid, the World Food Program says.

Source: New York Times August 09, 2017 22:07 UTC