索馬裏難民從也門回國

　　8月21日VOA聽力：索馬裏災黎從也門返國

　　BOSSASSO, SOMALIA— Somali refugees whofled their country for Yemen to escape war andpoverty are facing similar turmoil in theiradoptive country and now want to return totheir homeland.

　　About 30,000 have been able to return to Somalia, some with the help of the Somalibusiness community.

　　This abandoned university in the port town of Mukallah has become home to thousands ofSomali refugees and displaced Yemenis, caught up in the conflict that has engulfed Yemensince early this year.

　　Nurto, a mother of seven, has been living in Yemen for more than 12 years. She said she canno longer care for her children and wants to return to her native Somalia.

　　“Since the fighting started there is absolutely no way I could work. Everyone is on the run, us,the Arabs — the United Nations — there was no one left to help us. We waited, hoping thingswill cool down but it seems nothing changed. So we’ve decided to return to Somalia whether welive or die,” she said.

　　Fleeing violence

　　Houthi rebels have been fighting the government in Yemen for nearly a year. However, SaudiArabia and other Arab nations have launched airstrikes against the rebels, ousting them from astring of towns in southern Yemen.

　　Mohamed Abdullahi, a Somali fisherman and a father of six, fled with his family from the porttown of Aden. He is among the thousands who were trapped in the fighting.

　　"I was a fisherman when I was living in Aden, I earned a living for my family through fishing. Butonce the fighting commenced, there was absolutely no way I could continue working," saidAbdullahi. "Me and my family were trapped in Aden for more than three months."

　　A ship — sent by Somalia's business community with the help of international aid agencies —brings back more than 2,500 Somalis.

　　They boarded this ship for a thirty-hour voyage from Mukallah to the Somali town of Bossasso.Most were women, young children and the elderly.

　　In Somalia at last, their hope is that the federal government will resettle them and guaranteetheir security so they can build a better life in coming years.

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