The Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. has reached Filipinos in the British Virgin Islands to help them after the powerful Hurricane “Irma” crippled the island.
A team from the embassy brought relief supplies to 135 Filipinos residing in that area. They also started to arrange for the repatriation of these Filipino residents.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that 136 Filipinos have pleaded for assistance to be repatriated back to the Philippines after Hurricane “Irma” caused damages to the island-territories in the Caribbean Sea.
“The Embassy Response Team entered the British Virgin Islands and met with the Filipino community there today,” the Embassy said in a statement.
Hurricane “Irma” has recorded at least 55 deaths, mostly coming from the Caribbean islands.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Photo credit: WMUR.com
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