Liberia's presidential inauguration halted due to Boakai's heat exhaustion
STORY: Liberia's presidential inauguration halted due to Boakai's heat exhaustion
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 22, 2024
DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:59
LOCATION: Monrovia
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of President Joseph Boakai looking unwell while giving his inaugural speech
2. various of security aides assisting the president
3. various of guests and dignitaries at the event
4. various of President Boakai being celebrated by the crowd
STORYLINE:
The inauguration speech of Liberian President Joseph Nyumah Boakai was halted on Monday as the newly sworn-in leader suffered heat exhaustion at the ceremony held in the national capital of Monrovia, local media reported.
Boakai had been delivering his inaugural address, which had already exceeded 30 minutes, when he began to show signs of distress. The temperature Monday afternoon at the Capitol Building in Monrovia, the venue of the presidential inauguration, was 29 degrees Celsius.
The 79-year-old Boakai appeared fatigued and unsteady on his
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