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EVACUATION CONTINUES AS KANLAON VOLCANO ERUPTS ANEW
Tempo
|April 9, 2025
More than 8,000 individuals were taking shelter in evacuation centers in Western Visayas (Region 6) and Central Visayas (Region 7) after Kanlaon Volcano had another explosive eruption on Tuesday, April 8.
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said 8,316 individuals or 2,606 families were sheltered in 22 evacuation centers while 11,583 individuals or 3,574 families were staying at their relatives' or friends' homes.
Many of those in evacuation centers fled their homes during the earlier eruption on Dec. 9, 2024.
The number of people staying in temporary shelters is expected to rapidly increase as evacuation continues, according to OCD Task Force Kanlaon chief and OCD Region 6 Director Raul Fernandez.
This story is from the April 9, 2025 edition of Tempo.
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