Saturday, September 14, 2013

69,000 persons displaced in Zamboanga City stand-off -- OCD

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 14): 69,000 persons displaced in Zamboanga City stand-off -- OCD

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Saturday said that the stand-off between the military and rogue Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) has so far displaced 69,000 persons.

This is equivalent to 14,000 families, OCD Region 9 director Adriano Fuego said.

The displaced persons are from Barangays Rio Hondo, Sta. Barbara, Sta. Catalina, Talon-Talon, and Mampang.

The five areas had been affected by clashes between the MNLF and government forces since Monday.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=565848

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