More explosive events may follow the eruption at Kanlaon Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned yesterday.
A woman stands on a lot near her house at the foot of Mt. Kanlaon in La Castellana, Negros Occidental province yesterday, a day after the volcano erupted. Top photo shows a parked vehicle covered in volcanic ash in La Castellana.MANILA, Philippines — More explosive events may follow the eruption at Kanlaon Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology warned yesterday.
Phivolcs said there has been a total of two volcanic tectonic earthquakes and 81 volcanic earthquakes prior to and following the eruption. According to Phivolcs, coarse ashfall and sulfurous odors have been reported in communities on western slopes of the volcano. The OCD said at least 149 families or 685 persons had to be brought to various evacuation centers, while the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council said some 21 families or 111 persons who were also affected were served outside evacuation facilities. So far, Mount Kanlaon’s increased activity has affected eight barangays, six in Western Visayas and two in Central Visayas.
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