SOMALIA: UNITED STATES MARINES DISRTIBUTE TOYS DONATED BY U.S. CHILDREN TO ORPHANAGE IN LAFOLE.

Record ID: 337797

  • Title: SOMALIA: UNITED STATES MARINES DISRTIBUTE TOYS DONATED BY U.S. CHILDREN TO ORPHANAGE IN LAFOLE.
  • Date: 7th February 1993
  • Summary: LAFOLE, SOMALIA (FEBRUARY 5, 1993) 1. GVS/SV ARMY TRUCKS IN CONVOY ALONG ROAD (3 SHOTS) 0.11 2. GV TRUCKS ARRIVING IN CAMP 0.17 3. GV PAN OF CAMP 0.33 4. CU MARINES 0.38 5. GV MARINES GREETING SOMALIS 0.48 6. CU DR.HAWWA ABDI DIBLAWA, ORGANISER OF SITE 0.52 7. GV'S MARINES UNLOADING BOXES 1.00 8. CU OF CHILDREN LOOKING ON 1.03 9. GV/SV LORRY BEING UNLOADED AND CRATES BEING UNWRAPPED (2 SHOTS) 1.12 10. GV AND ZOOM IN TO CU CHILDREN SCRAMBLING FOR TOYS (2 SHOTS) 1.33 11. GV CHILDREN AND MARINE ON ROAD 1.41 12. GV COMPOUND 1.45 13. CU TOY 1.49 14. CU MOTHER AND BABY 1.54 15. GVS/CU MARINES PUSHING CHILDREN ON SWINGS AND SEE-SAW (3 SHOTS) 2.16 16. SVS MARINES, MOTHERS AND CHILDREN (2 SHOTS) 2.23 17. SVS MARINES WAVING GOODBYE 2.33 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
  • Embargoed: 22nd February 1993 12:00
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  • Location: LAFOLE, SOMALIA
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  • Country: Somalia
  • Reuters ID: LVA11FB8S087IEVL614QUWMJP1R2
  • Story Text: Children at an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hospital in Somalia received a truckload of toys on Friday (February 5) as a gift from United States (U.S.) children.

    A detachment of U.S. Marines oversaw the distribution of toys from children in Charleston, South Carolina at the hospital in Lafole 80 kms (50 miles) west of Mogadishu. They were greeted by a near riot of children and adults struggling to receive the goods.

    In Mogadishu, ICRC feeding centres began handing out uncooked food on Friday (February 5). Aid agencies said this is a sign that conditions are improving, since a few months ago most of the recipients did not have cooking facilities.

    U.S. Marine spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Ed Lesnowicz agreed that conditions were improving, but reported fighting in the capital between Somalia's clans on Sunday (February 7).


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