The city of Canlaon in Negros Oriental and the municipality of La Castellana in Negros Occidental declared a state of calamity on Tuesday, a day after being hit with ashfall and sulphuric fumes as a result of Kanlaon Volcano’s phreatic eruption.
A man walks on volcanic mud along a road in Barangay Biak na Bato in La Castellana, Negros Occidental two days after the phreatic explosion of Kanlaon Volcano.MANILA, Philippines —
Farmlands in six barangays of La Castellana at the foot of the volcano were almost covered by ashfall, which reached three more barangays. More than 1,500 residents in three cities and three municipalities of central Negros fled from their homes shortly after the eruption on Monday evening. Meanwhile, sulfur dioxide emissions from the volcano reached the second highest ever a day following the eruption.
OCD and several members of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council convened on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the situation and preparedness for possible future explosions of Kanlaon. “Once they are ready to plant and want alternative livelihood, we will give them the support,” he said.
“We already have people in Negros, we have already prepositioned one tanker, we have four ambulances, we have two food trucks in the area and we have about 200 volunteers working in the evacuation centers,” PRC chairman Richard Gordon said during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum on Wednesday. PAF public affairs office chief Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo said the aerial inspection was done as part of a swift response effort to determine what help needs to be provided to affected areas.
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