- Title: Social workers teach Marawi evacuees how to react to unexploded bombs
- Date: 3rd July 2017
- Summary: LANAO DEL SUR PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES (JULY 3, 2017) (REUTERS) EVACUEES GATHERED, PICKING UP CHAIRS FROM STACK TO SIT ON VARIOUS OF SOCIAL WORKERS ATTATCHING POSTERS ABOUT BOMBS TO BLUE VEHICLE VARIOUS OF SOCIAL WORKER SPEAKING TO EVACUEES GATHERED OUTSIDE SOCIAL WORKER POINTING AT POSTER SHOWING DIFFERENT KINDS OF EXPLOSIVES POSTER SHOWING DIFFERENT KINDS OF EXPLOSIVES VARIOUS OF EVACUEES SITTING AND LISTENING TO SOCIAL WORKER SOCIAL WORKER SPEAKING AND POINTING TO POSTER OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF EXPLOSIVES EVACUEES SITTING AND LISTENING TO SOCIAL WORKER EVACUEES STANDING AND LISTENING TO SOCIAL WORKER (SOUNDBITE) (Filipino) SOCIAL WORKER, JHAHARAH BARRAT, SAYING: "Anywhere you go when you go to Marawi... Marawi City is an urban city, so definitely those bombs are just in the buildings, in the streets, or in front and behind houses" MAN LOOKING AT POSTER OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF EXPLOSIVES POSTER SHOWING DIFFERENT KINDS OF EXPLOSIVES (SOUNDBITE) (Filipino) SOCIAL WORKER, JHAHARAH BARRAT, SAYING: "UXO recognition. This is where they will know and be aware that they should not go near or move bombs they encounter, and that they should report it to the authorities" VARIOUS OF EVACUEES STANDING AND SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER (SOUNDBITE) (Filipino) EVACUEE, SAUD LOMONDOT, SAYING: "They should teach this not just in Marawi, but also in the entire Lanao Del Sur province because they're (bombs) dangerous. Dangerous to kids and those who don't know what kind of bombs are in Marawi." SOCIAL WORKER STANDING IN FRONT OF CHILDREN IN CLASSROOM AND TEACHING CHILDREN SITTING AND LISTENING TO SOCIAL WORKER SOCIAL WORKER TEACHING VARIOUS OF SOCIAL WORKER POINTING TO POSTER CHILDREN SITTING
- Embargoed: 17th July 2017 07:20
- Keywords: unexploded ordnance Philippines evacuee social workers Islamist militants militants war UXO bombs conflict Marawi Islamic State
- Location: LANAO DEL SUR PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES
- City: LANAO DEL SUR PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES
- Country: Philippines
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA0016O5XJ5X
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Filipino social workers taught evacuees fleeing Marawi how to identify and react to unexploded bombs on Monday (July 3), as fighting between government troops and Islamist militants continue in the besieged city for the 42nd day.
Unexploded Ordinance Risk Facilitator Jhaharah Barrat presented images of grenades, mortar shells and mines to evacuees residing in neighboring Saguiran town, and taught them to immediately report any sighting to authorities.
Barrat said the class will keep evacuees and their children safe once they return to Marawi after the fighting subsides.
At least 336 militants, 82 security forces and 44 civilians have died in the ongoing siege of Marawi, which has seen daily airstrikes and artillery fire from the military and booby-trapped houses since a raid for a top Islamist leader failed on May 23. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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