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Marawi’s returnees: Health care and safe water top priority

Manila (ICRC) - Thousands of displaced residents of Marawi City started their journey home earlier this week, several days after the government officially declared the end of armed clashes between its forces and IS Ranao fighters.Five months of conflict caused low-to-medium-scale damage to around...
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Five months of conflict caused low-to-medium-scale damage to around 65 "barangays" (villages) out of 96 in Marawi City. This means that the government will be able to allow more than half of Marawi’s estimated 200,000 population to return home in the coming days or weeks.

“Even as we look after the needs of returning residents, we remain deeply concerned about the thousands of people who will be unable to return in the coming months. They will need constant support during this period,” said Roberto Petronio, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mindanao sub-delegation, after his recent trip to Marawi City.

The ICRC, with the Philippine Red Cross, installed 11 water distribution points to augment the supply of safe water in nine barangays of Marawi City. CC BY-NC-ND /ICRC/L. dela Cruz

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