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HAJJAH, YEMEN - AUGUST 19: The telecommunications and information technology in Yemen is vital for the country’s infrastructure and plays a critical role in the lives of war-torn Yemenis.A study by the "non-governmental" Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies on January 11 last year, estimated that the conflict has caused significant financial losses, amounting to about $4.1 billion.It also forced millions of people to live in isolation by cutting off their communication with the world.After the civil war in Yemen destroyed communication towers, having a phone call with loved ones has become almost impossible for some war-torn Yemenis.Above dunes in a sprawling arid desert in the Midi District of Hajjah province, northwest Yemen, hundreds of families live in makeshift shelters made of straw and mud, hoping to access the basic necessities of life.The population of one-third of whom are displaced in the districts near the border with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, put columns above the houses and near the huts to receive signals from the neighboring state communication towers.It is the only way for them to communicate and share messages and photos with their relatives and friends in other cities.In the courtyard of a homemade of straw and tree branches, 28-year-old Sultan Ali Jarbhi erected a wooden pole to make his phone calls.He demonstrated how he strengthens his cell phone’s signals.Jarbhi put a phone signal booster device in a plastic bag, tied a rope around it, and lifted it high to the top of the pole using a pulley until it picked up the phone network signal.He said they have been enduring complete isolation from the outside world for more than five years.(Footage by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)