YEMEN FIGHTING PUSHES NEARLY 3,000 TO DJIBOUTI IN LESS THAN A WEEK- UN. (PHOTO).

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Yemen fighting pushes nearly 3,000 to Djibouti in less than a week: UN    Nearly 3,000 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in less than a week as escalating violence drives growing displacement within the country and across its borders, the UN refugee agency said Friday. “Refugees continue to arrive by boat through Obock, Khor Angar, Moulhoule and Godoria after difficult journeys in small vessels,” UNHCR representative in Djibouti Sandrine Desamours told reporters in Geneva, Anadolu Agency reported. More than half of those crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are women and children, while some families have been displaced for a second time after previously fleeing Yemen during the 2015 crisis and later returning. UNHCR is preparing for at least 10,000 new arrivals but warned that capacity is rapidly diminishing. Markazi refugee village, designed for 5,000 people, was already hosting more than 2,700 Yemenis and 1,500 Eritreans. More than 100,000 people have also been displaced ins...

COMMUNITY OF SKIN DISEASES.

Condition: Dr Sulamita Chaibub assists Djalma Antonio Jardim who has the rare inherited skin disease known as xeroderma pigmentosum, or 'XP' at the Hospital Geral de Goias in Goiania, Brazil              The Brazilian city of Araras is home to what is thought to be the largest community suffering from a rare inherited skin diseases known as Xeroderma pigmentosum or XP.Those with the disease are extremely sensitive to ultraviolet rays from sunlight and highly susceptible to skin cancers.It robs victims of the ability to repair the damage caused by the sun.It is a burden in Araras because it is a tropical farming community where out door work is vital for survival.More photos below.                                                                           Struggle: The doctor takes a photo of the sufferer. For years no one could tell him what was wrong with him, with medical professionals suggesting he had a blood disorderBurden: Mr Jardim said he first started developing the symptoms when he was just nine and had always worked outdoorsFamily: Alisson Wendel Machado Freire, 11, listens to his grandfather Jose Claudio Machado, 77, play the guitar inside their home in Araras, Goias state. Both of them suffer from the genetic conditionFreckles: Deides Freire de Andrade, 44, waits for medical attention at the the hospitalYoungster: Rafael Freire de Andrade, eight, rides his bike with a handmade roof to protect his skin from the sunOrder: Jardim stands in the hospital waiting room and holds up a card with his appointment number on itRespite: The 80-year-old takes off his hat n the kitchen of his homePeople who melt away: The group walk in a line under protection of the umbrellas

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