31 Filipinos injured, 4 dead in Beirut blasts: DFA update
August 7, 2020
The number of Filipinos injured in the Beirut, Lebanon blasts has risen to 31 while those killed in the incident remain at four, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported Friday.
In a statement, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Y. Arriola said the Philippine embassy in Beirut continues to "ascertain the condition" of other Filipinos there.
A report from the embassy's Beirut Charge d'affaires, Ajeet Panemanglor, said two Filipinos remain in critical condition at the Rizk Hospital.
Over 30,000 Filipinos, mostly household helpers, work in Lebanon. DMS
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