HARADH, 27 June 2013 (IRIN) - In temperatures in the high forties around 1,000 Ethiopian migrants, sweating profusely, turn their backs to Saudi Arabia and start the walk south - away from the Yemeni border town of Haradh and their dreams of a new life. On the road they silently pass others heading north, still hopeful of crossing the border. Haradh is at the crossroads of these dreams - a potential gateway to a new life in Saudi Arabia, but getting there is becoming increasingly difficult. To get here, the migrants have endured considerable hardship; often taking on debt to fund the journey, walking for weeks to get to the East African coast and then crossing the shark-infested Red Sea. Thousands get picked up by smugglers in Yemen who kidnap and torture them to extract ransom money.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 09:46:27 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015