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1997 in Somalia

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The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Somalia.

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November

  • November 5 - The Red Cross aids the victims of the Somali flood.
  • November 13 - The death toll of the Somali flood increases to 500.
  • November 14 - Another 125 people are reported to have died during the Somali flood.
  • November 17 - The death toll of the Somali flood reaches 2,000.
  • November 23 - Food packets are dropped in southern Somalia for the flood victims.
  • December

  • December 2 - The Somali flood report says that tens of thousands struggle to survive and people are hardly getting any help.
  • December 3 - 1997 Somalia flood
  • The floodwaters increase panic in Somalia as it threatens thousands of lives.
  • The flood has been reported to have now affected over a million people.
  • December 5 - United Nations helicopters arrive to aid Somalia during the flood.
  • December 15 - The flood of Somalia eases as more people get emergency help.
  • December 22 - After the floods, aid agencies in Somalia get concerned over the risk of cholera.
  • 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.
  • December 26 - Egyptian President Husni Mubarak told visiting Somali faction leaders that he will help rebuild Somalia.
  • References

    1997 in Somalia Wikipedia