Reference :
V-P-SO-E-00664
Date :
16/11/2013
Caption :
Puntland. A cyclone forced some 10,000 Somali families to flee their homes. A truck carrying the ICRC supplies for distribution got stuck in the mud. ICRC teams and Somali Red Crescent Society volunteers managed to get it out.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
The ICRC distributed food as well as essential household items.The essential household items distributed consisted of blankets, shawls, mats, kitchen sets, hygiene kits, tarpaulins, jerrycans and washbasins; and the food of rice, beans, oil, and high protein blended food.
The cyclone contaminated local drinking-water wells and ruined any chance of a harvest for many local farmers. The ICRC and Somali Red Crescent are distributing emergency aid to more than 4,000 of the most vulnerable families.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
5184x3456
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
