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Many economic migrants cannot afford to pay for the two-hour drive from Fantahero to Gahere Beach, where they embark on boats to Yemen. Instead, they walk. Here, an unmarked grave marks the spot where a migrant perished of thirst while making the journey, in 2015, according to a local driver, who wished to remain anonymous. The driver added that a government crackdown on smugglers made the transit even more dangerous. "Before five years, there were no difficulties," the driver said. "Now they have to make the journey at midnight, secretly."