In Yemen, the advance of Iran-backed Houthi forces has once again set civilians in motion — not by choice, but by fear. Families are abandoning their homes with little warning, joining a long and painful procession of the displaced that has come to define this conflict's human toll. Yemen, already hollowed out by years of war, absorbs each new wave of flight with diminishing capacity to cope. The world watches a humanitarian emergency deepen, caught between geopolitical complexity and the simple, urgent reality of people with nowhere safe to go.
Yemenis flee in 'hysterical panic' as Iran-backed rebels advance
Civilians are fleeing their homes in panic ahead of advancing rebel forces, experiencing mass displacement and psychological distress.