
Lanao del Sur, centre d’évacuation de Saguiaran. Cet homme vit dans le centre d’évacuation avec sa famille depuis presque un an. Sa femme l’a récemment quitté, le laissant avec sa petite fille. Sans autre soutien, il consacre tout son temps à prendre soin de son enfant. Lanao del Sur, Saguiaran evacuation centre. This man has been living with his family at the evacuation centre for almost a year. His wife had recently left him and his young daughter. With no one else to turn to, he takes care of his child full time. On 23 May 2017, armed clashes broke out in Marawi City in Lanao del Sur province, southern Philippines. What many residents thought were brief clashes between government troops and IS Ranao fighters turned out to be a highly destructive urban conflict that lasted five months. More than 300,000 people fled their homes and lived in displacement during this period. While some families have started rebuilding their lives, an estimated 230,000 people remain displaced to date – including residents of the main affected area. Many were separated from their families and are still looking for their loved ones who went missing.
