Three Filipinos have already been evacuated from Sudan and over a hundred will follow after internal clashes among its troops erupted, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday, April 24. ManilaBulletin
DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said three female Filipinos already left the African nation after rescue efforts were taken by the Saudi government.
The Saudi government brought them to Port Sudan before being fetched using a Saudi military vessel and taken to Jeddah."So nagpapasalamat tayo sa Saudi Arabia at nakikiusap tayo sa Saudi Arabia din kung may iba tayong mga kababayan na madadala sa Port Sudan, na nandoon sa Port Sudan, kung mayroon silang future repatriation ships or what kung maaaring isakay ," he added.Meanwhile, the government also started sending deployment to rescue Filipino nationals from Sudan.
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