Scars and unexploded bombs linger in Marawi

The bullet-riddled house where killed Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon allegedly used as his groups hideout in laying siege of Marawi city is shown exactly a year ago Wednesday, May 23, 2018 in southern Philippines. Philippine officials say hundreds of displaced residents remain in emergency shelters as the threat of militants and unexploded bombs lingers in the ruins of a southern city that was held by Islamic State group-aligned fighters for five months last year. The May 23 siege that troops crushed in October, killed more than 1,100 mostly militants, sparked President Rodrigo Dutertes most serious crisis and reinforced Asias fears that the Islamic State group is gaining a foothold in the region. (AP Photo)

MARAWI: Thou­sands of displaced people remain in emergency shelters and the threat of militant extremists and unexploded bombs linger in the rubble of a southern Philippine city, where survivors remembered a disastrous five-month siege by Islamic State group-aligned fighters that began a year ago.

The Rev Teresito Soganub, who survived 117 days of captivity by the extremists in Marawi city, said that aside from the devastation, it would take years for him and other civilians to overcome the horror of having lived through airstrikes and gunbattles that threatened them day and night.