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...

LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT,DEBUNK THE RUMOURS OF A PLANE CRASH TODAY AT OWORONSOKI.

          The Lagos State Government has debunked rumours of a plane crash around Oworonshoki area of Lagos today thursday,saying what people saw was merely simulation exercise.Rumours of a plane crash spred around Lagos as residents said they saw a plane going down around Oworonshoki area,saying that the plane actually crashed.The General Manager,Lagos State Emergency Management Agency,LASEMA,Michael Akindele debunked the rumour of plane crash,saying it was just simulation being carried out to ascertain preparedness of emergency agencies in the case of a plane crash.''As part of emergency preparedness of the National Emergency Management Agency,in collaboration with Lagos State Emergency Management Agency {LASEMA} and other stakeholders in Lagos State,a simulation exercise was today conducted on plane crash in Oworonshoki Area of Lagos State South West Nigeria.The exercise is to assess the level of preparedness and identify gaps of emergency responders in the case of plane crash or related emergency in the state''.He explained that the exercise would also help to assist in the areas such as coordination,response time,capacity building and the use of equipment and personnel during emergencies/disaster.Agencies involved in the exercise includes NEMA,LASEMA,LASAMBUS,LASTMA,Lagos State Fire Service,Lagos State Waterway Authority etc.One more photo below.                                                                                      

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