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Aid starts coming to Jolo fire victims

BANGSAMORO NEWS UPDATES • 16:55 PM Wed Jul 25, 2018
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Edwin O. Fernandez
Soldiers help load goods to PAF plane for Jolo fire victims. (Jo Henry)

AWANG, Maguindanao -- The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao- Humanitarian Emergency Action Response Team (ARMM-HEART), on orders of ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman, is now on its way to Jolo to deliver relief and emergency assistance to victims of yesterday's fire.Initial reports said more than 2,000 families have been affected by the fires that hit Bus-Bus district, Barangay Lambayong and Walled City.Myrna Jo Henry, speaking for ARMM-HEART, said relief workers will distributed food packs and non-food times for the affected families.Photos below from Ms. Jo Henry show goods are loaded to a Philippine Air Force plane bound for Jolo. Image may contain 2 people people standing and outdoor sand//scontent.fcgy1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37762541_10214214649534980_7747943460920885248_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0andampoh=eb0ad8a666a63a7810a36a924830f606:ampoe=5C11C305 Photos below courtesy To Yz and Sanz Tulawie as sahrd by BPI's Amir Mawalil showing Red Cross workers attend to those hurt during the fire and the evacuation. Image may contain one or more people people sitting and child sand//scontent.fcgy1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37707055_10216137592542232_5940332734105780224_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0andampoh=9a94fbda39a889472db7e9b5cad702afandampoe=5BDEE1CE Image may contain 2 people people sitting and child sand//scontent.fcgy1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37726457_10216137592742237_6848543284407566336_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0andampoh=45c4532ea38cec8b06a32538508988b0andampoe=5BD72006 Image may contain one or more people and people standing sand//scontent.fcgy1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37732319_10216137593502256_3545024997770657792_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0andampoh=bc664f8dc665979dd61581d09909f0e7andampoe=5C0F785C Image may contain 1 person standing sand//scontent.fcgy1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37830020_10216137593902266_8376204688499933184_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0andampoh=2a85ae64f723bdfbcba17c2a719849e7andampoe=5BDE4449

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