Fifty more Filipinos have been extracted from Sudan and brought to Egypt, Malacañang said. This drove the total number of Filipinos evacuated from the conflict-torn African country to 409. | DYGalvezINQ
“The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has so far evacuated some 409 Filipino nationals from conflict-torn Sudan as it pushed on mass evacuation efforts amid a three-day ceasefire declared on Tuesday,” the PCO said in a statement.
In a briefing on Tuesday, April 25, Ople said the President directed them to immediately bring all affected Filipinos in Sudan to safety.Gov’t eyes giving Filipino repatriates in Sudan ‘temporary jobs’ in Saudi Arabia — Ople The PCO also confirmed that Philippine Ambassador to Egypt Ezzedin Tago and Vice Consul Bojer Capati figured in a car accident while in a rush to get to the Sudan-Egypt border to help Filipino evacuees.Both officials, however, are safe and are still proceeding to facilitate the evacuation.For its part, the Department of National Defense said it continues to closely coordinate with concerned agencies to address the immediate needs of the Filipinos seeking repatriation.
Since the violence erupted in Sudan 11 days ago, 459 deaths and 4,072 injured people have been reported, with the World Health Organization warning of “huge biological risks” to people as Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has taken over the National Public Health Laboratory in Khartoum.
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