MANILA, Philippines — The European Commission is providing €850,000 or P49 million in humanitarian aid funding to provide emergency assistance to civilians who have fled the ongoing violence in the southern Philippine city of Marawi. “The unprecedented violence in Marawi has caused tens of thousands of families to flee, leaving everything behind. Priority concerns for those recently displaced are access to food, clean water, sanitation facilities and proper hygiene in evacuation centers. As intense fighting is still ongoing, humanitarian access to the city itself is presently very difficult. Displaced populations presently do not have proper access to food, nutritious diets, potable water and proper sanitation facilities.

Source: Philippine Star July 05, 2017 07:41 UTC