Over 500 Somali refugees arrive in Yemen

SANA'A, July 20 (Saba) - About 587 Somali
refugees, including 165 women, have arrived at the Yemeni coasts during the first
half of
July.
Security sources said that the refugees have been disembarked on coasts of Taiz,
Hadramout and Shabwa provinces, interior ministry has reported.
The numbers of the African arrivals to Yemeni coasts have been reduced due to the
bad weather conditions and the security counterterrorism efforts that hinder the
African
sneaking to the county.
Kharaz camp has received about 30 Somalis including 6 women who came from Thubab
coast in Taiz province.
The escalating numbers of refugees place increasing strain on Yemen's limited
resources and pose more challenges to the government's efforts to balance its
obligations under
international law with the need to protect the country from illegal entry.
MB/AF