Barred from going to sea because of the war, Mokha’s fishermen must mend their nets and watch as their industry dies TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HILLAt a fisherman’s hut some distance from the shore, Hashem Mohammed and Bassim Ahmed pick through their rotting nets and reflect on the hand the war has dealt them. First came the airstrikes that destroyed Mokha’s fish market, the beating heart of this port town. Then the helicopters attacked the fishing boats themselves, killing crewmen and sinking crafts out at sea. Now the fishermen have finally been beached, forbidden from taking to the sea by a directive that threatens Mokha’s very existence nearly four years after the conflict in Yemen erupted here. The fishermen claim the UAE and Saudi Arabia attacked their boats while they were out fishing, killing many TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HILLIt was not long after the northern Houthi rebels seized the capital, Sanaa, that they made it to this southwestern town and took control.

Source: The Times December 28, 2018 17:03 UTC