Somalia: Thousands gather in port as Gulf of Aden sailing season nears

Some 3,000 Ethiopians have gathered in the dusty northern Somalia port of Bossaso, joining Somalis preparing to make the risky trip to Yemen across the Gulf of Aden when the annual sailing season resumes. The bad weather that kept smugglers' boats ashore in July and August is coming to an end and the people traffic is expected to begin in earnest in the next few days. Those making the journey risk everything; at least 367 people died during the crossing during the first six months of this year.