article_snippet.sent: The incident was another example of what has become evident in recent days: The chaos in Yemen, now the scene of some of the most chaotic fighting in the Middle East, has left civilians -- noncombatants, both locals and foreigners -- caught in the crossfire.
article_snippet.sent: Those trying to escape the violence, either by leaving Those trying to escape the violence, either by leaving their homes or by leaving the country altogether homes or by leaving Yemen altogether, have been flung into a vortex of fear, fatigue, flight and death.
article_snippet.sent: The electricity has gone out on 16 million Yemenis living in Houthi-held areas, senior Yemeni officials said.
article_snippet.sent: Many fear senior Yemeni officials will lose access to clean water as well.
article_snippet.sent: Yemenis and foreigners are scrambling to leave.
article_snippet.sent: Many were not newcomers to Yemen.
article_snippet.sent: Damodar Thakur, a professor at Sanaa University, had lived in Yemen for 34 years.
article_snippet.sent: Some evacuees are fleeing on boats from port cities such as Aden.
article_snippet.sent: More cars in the streets in #Aden.
article_snippet.sent: But because of the airstrike campaign, the Saudis to some extent control air access, so getting people out requires coordination.
article_snippet.sent: From Djibouti, the evacuees will most likely disperse to the evacuees home nations.
article_snippet.sent: Now I can only pray for Yemen and those we left behind," Thakur said.
article_snippet.sent: Yemen has descended into chaos in the weeks since Houthi rebels,
highlights_snippet.sent: Noncombatants are caught up in Yemen's fighting .