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KANLAON LAHAR. Roads in Barangay Biak Na Bato, Sitio Calapnagan, La Castellana, Negros Occidental are now impassable due to lahar flow on its streets. Mt. Kanlaon Natural ParkLa Castellana, Negros Occidental—The municipality of La Castellana has imposed a curfew and declared a state of calamity to ensure the safety of its residents amid Mount Kanlaon’s prolonged restiveness.
Nicor-Mangilimutan has urged all establishments, offices, and places of worship to adjust their operating hours in line with the curfew. Those who need to work during curfew hours must present their identification cards at checkpoints. To address the critical water shortage, the Philippine Red Cross-Bacolod City Chapter has deployed water tanks with a capacity of 10,000 liters to four barangays, including two locations in La Carlota City. This measure is intended to ensure that affected residents in evacuation centers have access to clean water.
“The volcano has been degassing increased concentrations of volcanic SO2 this year at an average rate of 1,458 tons/day, but emission since the 3 June 2024 eruption has been particularly elevated at a current average of 3,347 tons/day,” Phivolcs said in its latest advisory.
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