1997 in Somalia
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The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Somalia.
Events
November
- November 5 - The Red Cross aids the victims of the Somali flood.[1]
- November 13 - The death toll of the Somali flood increases to 500.[2]
- November 14 - Another 125 people are reported to have died during the Somali flood.[3]
- November 17 - The death toll of the Somali flood reaches 2,000.[4]
- November 23 - Food packets are dropped in southern Somalia for the flood victims.[5]
December
- December 2 - The Somali flood report says that tens of thousands struggle to survive and people are hardly getting any help.[6]
- December 3 - 1997 Somalia flood
- December 5 - United Nations helicopters arrive to aid Somalia during the flood.[9]
- December 15 - The flood of Somalia eases as more people get emergency help.[10]
- December 22 - After the floods, aid agencies in Somalia get concerned over the risk of cholera.[11]
- December 25 - Hussein Mohamed Aidid and Former President Ali Mahdi Mohamed sign a power sharing pact to discuss forming Somalia's first central government for six years in the next two months.[12]
- December 26 - Egyptian President Husni Mubarak told visiting Somali faction leaders that he will help rebuild Somalia.[13]
References
- ↑ "Red Cross aids Somalia flood victims". 5 November 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "The death toll mounts in Somalia". 13 November 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Somalia Flooding Worse". 14 November 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Somalia flood death toll reaches 2,000 and rising". 17 November 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Aid drops in southern Somalia". 23 November 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Flood disaster in Somalia". 2 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Floodwaters increase panic in Somalia". 3 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Somali floods disrupt a million lives". 3 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Helicopters arrive to help flood-hit Somalia". 5 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Floods easing in Somalia". 15 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Aid agencies worried about Somalia cholera". 22 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Major breakthrough in search for peace in Somalia". 25 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "Mubarak says Egypt to help rebuild Somalia". 26 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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