Women dig salt extraction basins at the Brom Mayfa mining area in Yemen's southern coastal district of Al-Mukalla. Photos: AFP
Scooping up handfuls of white crystals from coastal pools, a group of women in Yemen harvest salt - a traditional industry proving to be a lifeline after seven years of war.
Zakiya Obeid is one among nearly 500 women who work in the industry in a village overlooking the Gulf of Aden, on Yemen's southern coast.
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