Somali minister for information calls Somali people to help brotherly refugees trapped in Yemen

Somali minister for information, Mohamed Abdi Hayir Mareeye has urged Somali people to support and help Somalis trapped in Yemen.
Speaking at ceremony held in Howl-Wadaag district the minister said that Somali people are capable help their brotherly Somalis if they carry out that as intentionally.
“Somali refugees who fleeing from the violence of Yemen need our help as to return back their country safely, years back when Somali country was hit by the severe drought, it was only the traders and Somali people who stepped forward to help the needy, same way we can now play very important role to evacuate Somalis in Yemen. If each of us donate one USD it can turn be millions which could use to hire planes and ships for the evacuation of Somalis in Yemen” he said.
Yemen violence
Yemen became home for ferocious fighting between the internationally recognized government and the Houthis, who have taken control of large swaths of Yemen.
The brawl claimed thousands of lives and displaced hundreds of thousands including Yemenis and Somali refugees who escaped the conflict and hardships in their country before civil war eruption in Yemen.
Since 1st April, 2423 of Somali refugees started to return home by themselves with small boats. They accused the government of ‘’failing’’ to intervene the situation of the trapped citizens.
Life went from bad to worse for the Somalis living in Yemen after the federal government revealed that it is supporting the on-going Saudi-led military offensive against the Houthi rebels who are fighting to take over internationally recognized government.
Samzam Mohmmed who is in Yemen currently told Goobjoog News that Somali immigrants in country live under extreme distress and fear.
she described the life in Yemen as unbearable and she demanded urgent help from Somali federal Government.
Pledges
Somali government promised to dispatch ships and planes for the evacuation of Somalis caught in Yemen’s conflict.
It was on 27th April when Director of the Parliament Mohamed Iyow told Goobjoog that the parliament has approved to send two ships to evacuate Somalis in Yemen.
While other foreign nationals have been evacuated from the impoverished gulf nation, the federal government has not yet moved to evacuate its citizens despite announcing plans to bring back them home.