A rescue operations manager said the security situation was worsening as the disaster wore on. Read more at straitstimes.com.
on Saturday, citing security problems and reports of clashes between groups of people and gunfire.
“That’s partly due to the fact that food is now running out, water supply is running out, and then people are out searching for food and water,” he said, speaking at a camp for rescue workers in the town of Kirikhan. “There are increasing reports of clashes between different groups, and shots are said to have been fired,” ISAR told Reuters in an email.
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