Authorities on alert after Bulusan eruption prompts evacuation in Sorsogon

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In this photo, personnel of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council monitor Mt. Bulusan after an eruption sent ashfall in 2 Sorsogon towns.

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MANILA, Philippines — Authorities are monitoring the situation after Alert Level 1, indicating low-level unrest, was raised by state volcanology bureau Phivolcs over Bulusan Volcano following a phreatic eruption that caused ashfall in Juban and Casiguran in Sorsogon.

 

According to early data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, 50 families or 180 individuals from Brgy. Puting Sapa in the municipality of Juban in Sorsogon were evacuated due to the heavy ashfall and pungent odor from the ask in the area, many of whom were children, pregnant women, and senior citizens. 

 

The NDRRMC said it issued a memorandum to the Bicol Regional DRRM Council directing it to ensure the prohibition of entry into the 4-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone and exercise of vigilance in the 2-kilometer Extended Danger Zone due to the increased possibilities of sudden and hazardous phreatic eruptions. 

 

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