Ju Sieno, 7 months, lies beside his mother Hawa David, 19, at the National Stadium of Monrovia, Liberia, where thousands have come for safely from the recent fighting. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
The outside of what was once the Masonic Temple of Monrovia. Thousands of people have taken shelter there, the majority arriving in June after fleeing fighting on the outskirts of the Liberian capital. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Over 9,000 people have taken shelter inside and around the grounds of the Masonic Temple. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Two-year-old Maima Ballah tries to eat dry cornmeal to satisfy her hunger. She wears a yellow arm band, which indicates that she is malnouished and should receive extra nutrition, but little has been distributed in the past three weeks since the fighting raged in the city and aid agencies left. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
A family tries to organize their life in the crowded grounds of the Masonic Temple of Monrovia. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Bendu Tarweh, age 2, right, and her twin Tartu both suffer from malnutrition despite the efforts of their parents. Their family is living in poor conditions at the Masonic Temple in central Monrovia. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Bendu Tarweh takes a nap on a mat. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
A sick man lies on a foam pad inside the Masonic Temple of Monrovia. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
