Filipinos injured in Beirut blasts rise to 42; remains of dead to arrive Aug. 16 — DFA
Earlier, the DFA said that it expected the number of Filipinos affected by the blasts to increase “considering the magnitude of the reported destruction.”
DFA reports 2 new Beirut fatalities
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday reported two new deaths among overseas Filipinos (OFs) in Beirut, Lebanon, due to the massive explosions at the Port of Beirut on Aug. 5.
DFA: All 13 seafarers in cruise ship docked near Beirut blast zone safe
“Our embassy in Beirut has ascertained the conditions of all the 13 Filipino seafarers who were injured in the blasts that rocked the city recently,” Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Sarah Arriola said in a statement.