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
  • The floodwaters increase panic in Somalia as it threatens thousands of lives.^[7]
  • The flood has been reported to have now affected over a million people.^[8]
• 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

1. "Red Cross aids Somalia flood victims". 5 November 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
2. "The death toll mounts in Somalia". 13 November 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
3. "Somalia Flooding Worse". 14 November 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
4. "Somalia flood death toll reaches 2,000 and rising". 17 November 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
5. "Aid drops in southern Somalia". 23 November 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
6. "Flood disaster in Somalia". 2 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
7. "Floodwaters increase panic in Somalia". 3 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
8. "Somali floods disrupt a million lives". 3 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
9. "Helicopters arrive to help flood-hit Somalia". 5 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
10. "Floods easing in Somalia". 15 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
11. "Aid agencies worried about Somalia cholera". 22 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
12. "Major breakthrough in search for peace in Somalia". 25 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
13. "Mubarak says Egypt to help rebuild Somalia". 26 December 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2015.