MANILA, Philippines — Two hundred twenty seven Filipinos in war-torn Sudan have managed to safely evacuate to neighboring Egypt, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. The DFA said the latest batch joined the 51 Filipinos who had earlier crossed the Argeen border by land. Philippine Ambassador to Egypt Ezzedin Tago met the Filipino evacuees upon crossing over the Sudan – Egypt border. 'There are now a total of 340 Filipinos from Sudan on Egyptian soil,' the DFA said in a statement.

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