Somalia: Over 3,000 Somalis Living in Harsh Conditions, Community Leader Says

Aden — Abu Bakr Hussein, 40, was among 100 Africans who crossed the Gulf of Aden by boat to reach Yemen on 8 October. "Each of us paid US$60 to the smugglers but the journey was horrible," he said.

Even worse were the conditions he soon found himself living in, accentuated by severe pain he began feeling in his left eye upon arrival in Yemen. "I don't know where to go for treating my eye; nor do I have money to buy medicine."

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