Albay Governor Grex Lagman says evacuees from outside the current Mayon volcano danger zone should be sent home to avoid straining resources.
ALBAY, Philippines – A town mayor on Tuesday, June 20, defied Governor Edcel Greco “Grex” Lagman’s order to send home over 8,000 people who had evacuated to safer grounds because their homes were outside the six-kilometer radius danger zone of the active Mayon volcano.
During a press briefing, Lagman said 1,688 families, or about 5,473 people in Santo Domingo, and another 377 families, or approximately 2,972 people in Guinobatan were evacuated without scientific basis and advice from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology .Lagman said the 8,455 evacuees from areas outside the current danger zone were unnecessarily affecting the government response and straining limited public resources meant for those in genuine need of assistance.
According to Garcia, the barangays are surrounded by two areas that serve as channels for volcanic debris. The Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office said some 5,751 families, or about 19,819 people, were evacuated in the towns of Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan, Malilipot, and Santo Domingo, as well as the cities of Ligao and Tabaco as of Monday.
Lagman explained that it would “ensure that our stockpile will be able to last should we evacuate residents from the seven- and eight-kilometer radius extended danger zone, prevent donors’ fatigue, and promote well-being of our evacuees.”
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