Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial on Thursday said 59 refugees from Marawi City have died due to various illnesses, 19 inside evacuation centers and 40 others outside the camps. She said the 19 people who died in evacuation centers were already suffering from diseases before they were brought inside the camps. “The 40 evacuees staying outside the evacuation centers died of dehydration,” the Health chief said. The DoH has set up 68 evacuation centers for the 20,627 persons or 4,249 families who had fled Marawi City because of the fighting. Evacuation centers were put up in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro City and Lanao del Sur.

Source: Manila Times June 16, 2017 16:52 UTC