VOA标准英语2011--Remains of Crashed US Helicopter Still L

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Remains¹ of Crashed US Helicopter Still Lie in Mogadishu

Somalia, now in the grip of famine, is also remembered as the scene of the "Black Hawk² Down" incident, in which two U.S. helicopters were destroyed and 18 American soldiers killed in 1993. One of the crash sites is in a part of Mogadishu that until recently was controlled by the Islamic militant³ group al-Shabab.
The remains of one of the Black Hawks⁴ lies in a rundown and overgrown lane near Mogadishu’s now deserted⁵ Bakara Market.
A group of Somali soldiers escorting journalists on a tour of the largely destroyed neighborhood were able to locate the site, which is now overrun by huge cactus⁶ plants.
At first it was impossible to see any sign of the choppers amid the growth and rubble⁷. But soon the searchers - government soldiers and security personnel - were able to point out the rotor hub and one of the blades almost hidden among the cactus.
The “Black Hawk Down” incident came at a time when Somalia was gripped by famine. Eighteen years later, the international community is once again descending⁸ on Somalia to try to save the victims of the latest human tragedy.