Somalia: Aid airlifts from Italy

The Italian government flew in 15 tonnes of aid from southern Italy to the town of Baidoa in Somalia on 1 May for distribution by the UN refugee agency to thousands of displaced people in the volatile country. The aid, including 3,200 jerry cans, 2,700 blankets, 20 tents, twn water tanks, four generators, a water purification unit and other non-food items, will shortly be moved to a UNHCR warehouse in Afgooye some 30 kilometres west of the Somalia capital, Mogadishu.