December 2 - The Somali flood report says that tens of thousands struggle to survive and people are hardly getting any help.[6]
December 3 - 1997 Somalia flood
The floodwaters increase panic in Somalia as it threatens thousands of lives.[7]
The flood has been reported to have now affected over a million people.[8]
December 5 - United Nations helicopters arrive to aid Somalia during the flood.[9]
December 15 - The flood of Somalia eases as more people get emergency help.[10]
December 22 - After the floods, aid agencies in Somalia get concerned over the risk of cholera.[11]
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.[12]
December 26 - Egyptian President Husni Mubarak told visiting Somali faction leaders that he will help rebuild Somalia.[13]