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Samoa Observer reports the numbers were confirmed by the Chairman of the National Emergency Operations Centre, Agafili Shem Leo, at a press conference on Thursday. The Committee can confirm that the number of citizens wanting to return has reached 2,000 on the list at the moment, he revealed.
He predicted that by next week it will probably go up to 2,500 people. The number doesn t drop - it goes up, he said.
Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Agafili Shem Leo.
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The first repatriation flight of the New Year on 22 January has been prioritised for 296 sailors, who are stranded all over the world and were initially scheduled to fly in around December last year.
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