Visitors stopping to take pictures of the 68m medieval embroidery were holding up others, prompting the rule change.

The country's meteorological agency had warned of an "imminent threat to life," but this has now been downgraded in most areas.

The BBC's Frank Gardner speaks to some of those who have fled the war by crossing the Red Sea to Djibouti

Airlines are angry about the delays, with EasyJet saying the latest incident "once again calls into question the resilience" of the system.