A Liberian child suspected of having cholera lies in a
clinic run by British medical aid agency Merlin in Monrovia July 23, 2003.
Heavy fighting raged in Liberia's capital Wednesday as rebels made another
big push to skirt around the back of the coastal city and cut off supply
routes, residents and military sources said.[Reuters] |
A displaced Liberian child eats from bowl at a sports
stadium in Monrovia July 24, 2003. A week of raging battle in
Liberia's capital Monrovia accelerated the mushrooming
humanitarian catastrophe on July 25 for tens of thousands of people driven
from their homes.[Reuters] |
In front of the American Embassy, a woman cries after
viewing 18 civilian bodies killed in the vicinity by mortar fire July 21,
2003. The bodies were left in front of the embassy as a message that
peacekeepers need to be sent immediately. [Reuters] |
Handicapped Liberians demonstrate in front of the US
embassy in Monrovia, demanding that a peace keeping force be sent to the
troubled country, July 23 2003. Heavy fighting raged in Liberia's capital
on Wednesday as rebels made another big push to skirt around the back of
the coastal city and cut off supply routes, residents and military sources
said. [Reuters] |