I was strapped to some pipes at the back of this plane as it dropped these pallets of food. As soon as they went the plane leaped upwards forcing me to the floor and scraping my back against the side of the plane. Picture by Richard Comrie
Lokichogio Airport in Northern Kenya near the Sudan border is one of the United Nations World Food Programme bases where food is stored for air drops
Vegetable oil - donated by the USA
Sorghum packed in multiple sacks are put on pallets at Lokichogio
Two aircraft made the trip into Southern Sudan. After the drop we are able to land on the rough ground and are greeted by the village elders
The supplies are gathered up
The village chief watches the activity
The Dinka are noted for their height
The children go unclothed until puberty - their initiation into adulthood includes being cut on their face - often in a chevron pattern
The Dinka observe a form of Christianity
A good day for the village. We took off and returned to Kenya