The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has confirmed that a Filipino woman was among those who died in a Yemeni airline that crashed into the Indian Ocean last Tuesday.
The DFA identified the Filipina as Camille Lou Castillo Lidron, a native of Cebu province.
“The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh was informed that Jana Khalid, the Yemeni husband of Camille Lou Castillo Lidron, has confirmed that his Filipina wife was on board the Yemeni passenger plane that crashed off the Comoros islands last June 30,” the DFA said.
The embassy in Riyadh has jurisdiction over Filipino nationals in Yemen.
“Mr. Khalid and his wife both work for Yemenia Airways,” said the DFA.
“The airline has yet to formally confirm with the Embassy the inclusion of Ms. Lidron among the casualties,” it added.
A radio dzMM report, meanwhile, said Lou was a fine arts graduate from the University of Cebu.
The report said that according to the Filipina’s uncle, Greg Lidron, Lou was not supposed to be on board the ill-fated Yemenia Airways flight. The uncle said Lou was assigned to take the spot of an on-leave Malaysian stewardess, the radio report added.
The uncle said Lou’s mother has flown to Manila to wait for her remains. The Filipina’s father is a seafarer, the report said.
Agence France Presse reported that only a 14-year-old girl survived the crash and is now recovering.
The Yemeni Airbus had 153 passengers.
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