Filipinos in Libya and Morocco are safe from separate calamities that struck the two African nations where tens of thousands of people were
dead.
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said there is no Filipino casualty from the massive flooding that occurred in the
eastern Libyan city of Derna and the earthquake that hit the Moroccan city of Marrakesh.
The overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Libya, mostly medical workers, are safe as they were already moved to higher ground by the management
of the hospital they are working.
“There’s only about 90 Filipinos there. They are nurses, who are in fact, still working because they are on high grounds and are part of
those conducting relief efforts),” de Vega said.
As communication lines were cut by the flooding, the families of OFWs who still cannot contact their relatives in Libya were advised to
reach out to DFA through its Facebook page.
Meanwhile, around 20 Filipinos in Marrakesh who previously sought help from the government are also safe.
It turned out, de Vega said, the distressed Filipinos were afraid of returning to their homes from the evacuation site due to aftershocks.
“So they were given food supplies. What’s good news is that there’s no casualty) [on Philippine side],” he said.
At least 11,000 people were believed to have died from the flooding in Libya; while 2,900 from the quake in Morocco.
