At least 86 Filipinos have requested to be rescued or repatriated amid fierce clashes between Sudanese troops and paramilitary forces in Khartoum, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. | BPinlacINQ
DFA spokesperson Teresita Daza said they are in talks with the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Khartoum and the Philippine Embassy in Cairo to utilize their Assistance to Nationals fund and “facilitate evacuation and provide relief goods to Filipinos” in the battle-ridden country.“No confirmed injury or casualty from the Filipino community has been reported,” she told reporters in a text message.
Citing data from the Philippine Embassy in Cairo, Daza said there are at least 400 overseas Filipino workers in Sudan as of Wednesday, April 19.
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