The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Somalia.
Incumbents President: Ali Mahdi Muhammad
Events 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.
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