U.N. Sees Strains On Yemen From Somali Refugees -- Washington Post/ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - Thousands of Somalis are prepared to risk their lives for the chance to be smuggled into Yemen, a gateway to the Middle East that is under increasing strain from the influx, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday.
Ron Redmond, spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said the harrowing Gulf of Aden crossing was the last recourse for many of the 232,000 people who have fled fighting between Islamic militias and government forces in Mogadishu.
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