ALERT LEVEL 3 IN SUDAN
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised Alert Level 3 in Sudan on Wednesday night due to clashes between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that began last April 15.
In an advisory, the DFA said “the public is informed that Alert Level 3 (Voluntary Repatriation/Evacuation) has been raised for the whole of the Sudan region due to the ongoing political situation in the country.”
The DFA explained advisories “shed light on the risks that travelers may potentially encounter at their country of destination”.
Alert Level 3 means those affected may opt for voluntary repatriation. Filipinos who registered for the voluntary repatriation will be extracted from the conflict area and will be provided with transportation, temporary shelter, basic needs and the ticket back to Manila.
It is issued when “violent disturbances or external aggression occur in a limited area”.
The crisis has sent foreign governments scrambling to evacuate their nationals out of Sudan during a 72-hour ceasefire.
About 350 Filipinos have been evacuated from Khartoum to Egypt during the 72-hour ceasefire.
On April 26, head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan Volker Perthes said at least 450 have so far been killed and over 3,700 were injured, with the figures expected to increase.
