Red Alert Somalia

ps: Two chapters in one, two more.

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Just three days after the international rescue organization came to the refugee camp, Li Lan was sitting in the conference room of the base vehicle. A video was playing on the huge monitor on the main wall of the conference room.

In the past three days, Li Lan did not go to see the international humanitarian rescue medical team. He just watched them from a distance on the wall, and he did not allow them to enter the territory.

However, he quickly approved the interview application of the beautiful reporter, but he could only interview those refugees, and soldiers were strictly prohibited from accepting interviews.

What Li Lan is watching now is what the beautiful reporter interviewed over the past three days.

"Hello everyone, here is Lin Meiqi, a reporter from China* Television Station in Africa, introducing you to the current situation in Somalia. I am currently located in the northern part of Somalia, in a newly built refugee camp more than two hundred kilometers west of Bosasso. More than 200,000 victims, and more than 10,000 refugees come here every day, seeking help.

The nearly 24 years of conflict in Somalia, as well as food shortages and even famine in the Horn of East Africa, are expected to be more than 400,000 refugees from their homes, most of whom are Somalis.Although they lived in a shabby room, had no food to eat, and faced disease and death threats all day long, they did not lose confidence in life, nor did they lose their vision for the future.

Walking on the land near Dadabu where there has been no rain for almost three years, strong winds will sometimes roll up yellow sand, making it hard to see.After the wind and sand, what I saw was a tent scattered among tropical bushes.And those refugees who are slow to move, they may carry firewood.Or head water, or build a house, tired and bitter written on the face.Here, almost every person approaching will learn a sour story, and every time they walk into a tent, they will hear people's eagerness to tell."

In the video, it is the temporary home of young woman Sama.

"Father has passed away, and I live with my mother now." 18-year-old Sama told Lin Meiqi with her one year and two months old on her back.Her face was still immature and pure, but her shy eyes could not conceal the hardships of life.

Sama's home was originally in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.There are more than 20 people in the warm family at most.After the war, three family members died, including her father.When Sama was 4 years old, due to the lack of food and clothing at home, her mother took her and drove a few camels with her.It took nearly a month to come here.

In order to survive, Sama killed all the animals he could kill along the way, and there was nothing around him.She pointed to the windy shack beside her and said to Lin Meiqi that this was her "home".This "home" was actually built with a few pieces of rags and plastic wrapped around the branches, covering an area of ​​less than 4 square meters.There were a few rags on the ground, two broken crock pots for water and a few canned food boxes.

"Because there are so many refugees and limited tents, I only received a tarp, and the rest of the materials were found by myself. The inside was as hot as a steamer during the day, and it was ventilated everywhere at night. The health of the child and mother is not very good. "Sama said, if it rains, such a shack will not work at all.

Nevertheless, Sama is still satisfied with life here because he can get help here."Get food once a day. Although we are not rich, we can eat every day. We don't have to worry about going hungry." Speaking of the future, Samar said that he hoped that peace in Somalia would be restored because they can only go home without fighting.Seeing the scrawny child on Sama's back and the look in her expectant eyes, Lin Meiqi gave Sama the two bottles of water she brought with her.

A stall in front of the refugee camp's tent caught Lin Meiqi's attention, so she approached and started a conversation with the stall owner.The owner of the stall is Abdi, 31 years old this year, with 5 children in his family, and he has just arrived here from Mogadishu not long ago.

"I have been walking on the road for more than a month." He said, except to sleep on the road.Because of the war and famine, there was nothing to eat at home, so Abdi had to flee the famine with his children.After I came here, I received tents, food and water, but life was very difficult due to the large number of children.

Abdi said that fortunately, he still had some savings in his hands, so he set up a stall in the refugee camp."Business is not very good, because not many people in the refugee camp have the money to consume these commodities, so they sell 100 Somali shillings a day (1 U.S. dollar is about 7,600 Somali shillings)." As he said, Abudi introduced the prices of the commodities. A small bag of milk is 5 shillings, a cigarette is 5 shillings, and a 50-gram bag of peanuts is 10 shillings.Speaking of future plans, Abdi made it clear that he is prepared to apply for long-term residence here.

The picture quickly turned to a slogan composed of Somali characters, English, and Chinese: "Unite can stand, and division will inevitably fall!"

Change destiny and hope for education

At the new refugee settlement, 53-year-old Ibrahim took the initiative to greet Lin Meiqi.Unlike many Somali refugees here, Ibrahim was a farmer in his hometown and once lived a relatively prosperous life.

"I contracted 100 hectares of land with 6 other people. It is a very big farm." Ibrahim said that they hired 30 workers to help, mainly planting sugar cane, corn, beans, sesame, etc. Good year. A lot of food can be produced at that time, and the whole family can live a good life.

But in the past three years, Ibrahim’s hometown in Lower Juba State, Somalia, has hardly ever experienced rain, and farmers who depend on the weather for food have lost their support.As a last resort, he had to take the whole family to walk here for 35 days."The road is difficult and there are some risks," Ibrahim said.Under questioning by Lin Meiqi, he said that he was kidnapped by militants on the road for nearly 8 hours. The militants beat him, robbed him of food, poured water on the ground, and saved the 4 million Somalia he had saved over the years. The shilling was snatched away."In order to save your life, this is the only solution." He said, and later he came here with a military card from this territory.

In the tent of Ibrahim’s house, the wife and children slept on the ground wrapped in blankets, and pots, bowls, buckets, etc. were placed messily beside them.Compared with many people around, Ibrahim is already the lucky one in the refugee camp.But he said.It's better to be a resident here and live in a tent and sleep on the floor.And to be a resident here will have a bed to sleep.

When it comes to the future, Ibrahim's biggest worry is the education of the children.He said that in Somalia, several children can go to school. After arriving here, he also hopes to send the children to school, but unfortunately there is no school in the new refugee camp."I used to be a farmer and knew the hard work of farming, so I didn't want the children to farm any more." He said, "I want to apply to be a permanent resident here. There are schools in the city, and I want to send them to schools for education. To change their lives and let them live a better life."

A child is boiling water for his mother. They make a living by selling tea.

Greatest ambition to find a job:

Naris, 33, is from Gedo State in Somalia and has been here for almost 50 days.He said that he was lucky.Instead of a long journey, I took a car for 4 days to Bosasso.Speaking of his hometown, he told Lin Meiqi that although he missed his hometown very much, there was a lack of job opportunities there, and he was here.As long as you become a resident of the city, there are many things waiting for people to do.

Work, this is what many refugees who settle here desire most.Many people here tell Lin Meiqi their desire to work.

"My ambition is to find a job." said Boley, who was less than 20 years old, surrounded by Lin Meiqi.He was born in a refugee camp in Bosasso and grew up here, and has never been out of Bosasso.When it comes to work.He used the word "ambition" in English instead of "desire."Lin Meiqi asked him why he used this word.He said: "Because I really want to have a job, but I haven't found it yet. I am persuading my family to join here and become residents here, so that I can have more opportunities to find a job."

"I don't want to wake up in the morning, because I don't have a job, so I can only hang out on the street or smoke in the house."

Lin Meiqi: "Famine is a vocabulary of hope that will never be heard.

In the World Food Program (wfp), the word famine is enough to wake us up in the middle of the night with cold sweats.Famine is a word we hope we never hear again.However, in the Horn of Africa today, especially in parts of southern Somalia, famine has struck again, plagued the people who have already suffered too much.

In the past 6 months, wfp has stepped up its operations in the Horn of Africa, because we are clearly aware that droughts, lack of rain, turbulence and various difficulties in entering key areas have caused more and more people to fall into their lives. An extremely painful situation.Even if we concentrate our efforts to deliver aid to the places in need as quickly as possible, famine still takes innocent lives every day.

The Horn of Africa is a fragile region, and its malnutrition rate has long been alarmingly high.There, even the smallest fluctuations in rainfall will be the last straw to crush livelihoods.In addition to severe droughts, soaring food prices have already made the poor unable to afford even the most basic food expenses.

Since last year, 14 wfp staff have been killed in the conflict in Somalia, and the conflict has also made the already desperate situation even more critical.In the entire region, as many as 11 million people are waiting for humanitarian food assistance.

With the increase in refugees, the territory is increasing the amount of food distributed every day to help refugees who have escaped from famine areas.There, our staff heard sad stories told by people struggling to survive. The mother took her children for several weeks to seek assistance, and her children often died on the road because of their weakness.

I have visited many parts of China before, and I know that many people still remember clearly what it is like to be hungry and difficult to feed their families.WFP has carried out the largest aid operations in some parts of China, and now we no longer need to do so. This is one of the signs of China's remarkable achievements in recent years.What is even more impressive is that China has now become an important donor country for wfp's aid operations in many parts of the world.

I know that the Chinese people have paid great attention to the tragic situation in the Horn of Africa on television, and they are also seeking ways to help.During the visit in recent months, I have personally experienced the Chinese people’s eagerness to become a member of such emergency rescue international forces.Please be assured that you have participated in the rescue of several Chinese people in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.The Chinese have played an important role in our emergency operations around the world.

Although this complicated situation has brought many dangers and uncertainties to our staff, wfp is still determined to deliver the materials.Even in the most difficult places.At present, the most important thing is to unite all international actions.Raise the needed materials and donations quickly to reverse the situation."

The following is an interview note by Lin Meiqi:

Somalia has experienced 20 years of war. In order to avoid the war, many refugees fled to refugee camps here.This year, the Horn of Africa region suffered the worst drought in 60 years, causing more people to leave their homes.But the drought is not terrible, the terrible thing is war.When interviewing here, Lin Meiqi heard the most that Somalia is not safe.The war caused people to flee their homes, and they also lost their jobs.

But the refugees in hardship still maintain their simplicity and kindness.Every time I come to a tent for interviews, many adults and children are always gathered around. They scramble to talk with Lin Meiqi, talk about the hardships of life, talk about their lack of food and clothing, talk about their desire to work.Lin Meiqi is busy taking pictures and taking notes.I often opened the backpack but forgot to close the zipper. Although it was difficult to hide the curiosity, they always kindly reminded Lin Meiqi to close the zipper, which was deeply moved.

Refugees in hardship still maintain their dignity and perseverance.Even the dilapidated tents simply built by a few branches are always clean.At the food and drinking points, people always consciously line up to wait.Some refugees even planted small saplings outside their tents.Use that scarce water to water.

Many posters have been erected in the refugee camps, and the huge propaganda posters of "Unity will prosper, and division will fail" are particularly conspicuous.Those children who are working hard at home are still thinking about their future careers as doctors and teachers.Natural and man-made calamities can make them lose all their property, but they cannot destroy their faith in life and vision for the future.

The refugee camp here is a cruel place.Every day, people die of disease here.Every day, skinny children and elderly people are fighting malnutrition.Many people here are unaccompanied, and many families have almost no property.People are rushing and begging for basic life needs every minute.

But there is also a warm side in the refugee camps.The newly arrived refugees received help from the early refugees and set up temporary shelters. This is their new home.In the refugee camp hospital, severely malnourished children are gradually falling asleep in the arms of their mothers, who are the children’s homes.

The two children who had separated from their parents cried loudly, and the surrounding people came to extend a helping hand to them. Everyone's care stopped the children from crying, and care was the temporary spiritual home of these two children.

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Looking at Lin Meiqi in the video, Li Lan not only admired her beauty, but also praised her for her kind deeds many times.

Although Li Lan didn’t meet her, Lin Meiqi’s words and deeds could not escape his eyes in the past three days. The two guards equipped with her were not only to ensure the safety of his interviews and act as interpreters, but also to monitor. Her important eyes.

Every day, the situation of all members of this medical team is under Li Lan's supervision.Moreover, with the help of military dogs, Li Lan determined that several people had other identities, including this beautiful journalist.

In the past three days, Li Lan was also calm, not only did not restrict their actions, but also did not bring them the slightest obstacle.Because these people with other purposes are all Chinese, this is also the first time Li Lan saw a Chinese in Somalia, and also the first Chinese with other purposes.Basically, their spy status can be determined.

However, to be conservative, Li Lan didn't want to see them in these three days.However, the problem of food has always plagued Li Lan, and he also wants to quickly understand the purpose of these people.Otherwise, over time, he will become more passive.

The screen of the monitor in front of me was frozen after the video was played. Lin Meiqi's perfect face happened to remain on the monitor.

Li Lan lowered his head slightly, thinking about how to find out the purpose of these people quietly, and did not find anyone walking in the conference room.

Looking at the very beautiful woman with the microphone on the display, Natasha's expression suddenly became sad. She glanced at Ling Chen pulsedly, and her charming Phoenix eyes slowly curved a touch of grievance: "People have accompanied the conductor personally. Little brother Guan for so long, thought that the little brother of the commander had already had such a little affection for others, but he did not expect the little brother of the commander to be so fond of the new and disgusted with the old,..."

The coquettish voice made Li Lan's scalp numb.The body couldn't stand the goose bumps all over.

"You didn't report it when you came in, and why did you become like this again." Natasha was crying in her eyes.Li Lan's head was instantly huge.

"As the saying goes, there are newcomers and forget the old, but the commander's brother, we are not the old people! Now the commander's brother is staring at the beauty in front of him so dreamily, Natasha has been in for so long, the commander's brother The slave is sad without even looking at me!"

The coquettish voice made Li Lan feel very uncomfortable. If the woman in front of him could be pushed casually, then he really hoped that she could do it every day.However, the problem is that he dare not.Even if he knew that the mature carcass in front of him would always be loyal to him, it was because of this that he didn't dare.As the so-called gentleman Shendu, although he is not a gentleman, he has a romantic temperament, but he is not indecent.

He is very clear.This scene in her eyes is just pretending, not Natasha's true intentions, and the seemingly gentle woman in front of her is not an ordinary person, if she is aggressive, don't be alone.Even if there are dozens more, they are not her opponents.

Seeing Li Lan didn't reply, Natasha tilted her upper body slightly downwards. With such a sultry posture, her proud figure was undoubtedly revealed.Originally, her height would not be lower than Ling Chen who was nearly 1.5 meters tall.This posture, coupled with her Ling Ran's dusty temperament, is enough to make any man standing in front of her feel a strong sense of oppression.Such a proud posture.But it has a plump body, undulating under the uniform.The twisted waist under Feng Ting's towering chest appeared to be a full grip.The proud curve of the upper body is enough to overwhelm countless men.The sharply swelling buttocks below and the proportions of the slender legs are so stunning that the sultry curves outlined in the military uniform skirt and black silk are even more amazing.

For Natasha, Li Lan really loves and hates now. As a normal man, he likes to see the scene in front of him, but it is precisely because he is a normal man who looks at and eats all day long. No, what kind of suffering is this.If Natasha is in her usual state, that's fine.But as long as Natasha showed this appearance, let Li Lan deal with herself.

There is no way, before his subordinates, he only chose to turn his head, not seeing is clear, at least this way he can feel better."A beauty is a disaster, a beauty is a disaster!"

"Little brother commander, why don't you dare to look at the slave family? Isn't the slave family as beautiful as this little sister?" Natasha moved gently behind Li Lan, holding a body that can make men in the world crazy, tightly It was attached to Li Lan's back, his head tilted slightly, and the mouth was spitting blue in Li Lan's ear.

"Natasha, where is this place, please pay attention to your manners." Li Lan's coquettish voice made the bones of Li Lan's body numb. He knew very well that he couldn't go on like this anymore.This was the only way he could deal with Natasha, because he was really afraid that he could not help it.

Before Natasha could say anything, Li Lan immediately asked, "What are you doing here?"

"I just caught three suspicious characters. They overcame the wall and entered the No. 7 tank factory. These three are three of the sixteen suspicious characters. There are no other actions for the other thirteen." The charming Natasha returned to normal in an instant, and her face was as sunny as March and came to the twelfth lunar month of winter. She swept away her previous caress and became very indifferent.

Hearing Natasha's normal voice, Li Lan felt a trace of loss, but he also recovered immediately, and said: "It's been almost two months since I came here. Can you finally stop it? ?"

"Detained in Barracks One," Natasha replied.

Natasha, who returned to her normal face, didn't get muddled when she spoke, and her methods were also vigorous.Just as Li Lan thought, Natasha's previous appearance was to test Li Lan. As an agent who was trained to cut off emotions from a young age, she was only a pure subordinate relationship to Li Lan.

It's just that after several tests, she has a little bit more recognition, only a little good feeling except for the relationship between superiors and superiors.If Li Lan just wanted to do something to him, she would not refuse, and would take the initiative to serve him, but she would not have the slightest affection for Li Lan from now on.

Serving a man is a must-learn method for a female agent. Natasha has been trained in this area since she was a child, and she also knows how to tease a man and show her charm, but she has never excepted Li Men other than Lan have shown that for her, the best way to deal with the enemy is to kill the enemy. There is no other way.She would not let other men touch her body, because they did not have the qualifications, even if it was an extremely important goal.

"Let’s tell Ahmed later, I want to see the medical team outside the city." Li Lan adjusted her dress, and when she walked out of the meeting room, she pointed to the woman on the monitor and said: "Also agreed to accept. Her interview."

"Yes." Natasha didn't say anything, nodded naturally, and walked out of the meeting room, without taking a look at Lin Meiqi in the picture.For her, the jealous look just now was just a means she used to stimulate Li Lan.In my heart, and to really care about it.