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Last week, Iran-backed Houthis captured a key port city on Yemen’s western coast and an island in the Bab el-Mandeb strait. The strait is a vital shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. Fearing a return to civil war, tens of thousands of residents fled the area.  Now some have started arriving in Djibouti, some 30 kilometers across the strait.      Authorities in Djibouti say the country's navy, coast guard and other agencies are conducting rescue operations in the strait and providing emergency assistance.  ”This is the second time in my life that I've been displaced," said Hussein Haydara, who was displaced from Hodeidah.  "During the previous displacement, we had planned and prepared for it. This time, we were forced to flee suddenly. You could barely take your children and the fewest essentials with you. 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