MANILA, June 4 — Philippine authorities ordered the evacuation of residents living near a volcano in central Philippines on Tuesday following an eruption that sent a five km...
Jail for HR exec in Singapore who saw firm’s bank account as ‘personal piggy bank’, made bogus pay claims of S$136,000MANILA, June 4 — Philippine authorities ordered the evacuation of residents living near a volcano in central Philippines on Tuesday following an eruption that sent a five km high ash cloud into the sky.
Government officials warned of the possibility of further eruptions of Kanlaon volcano, hazardous ash fall and sulphuric odour. They also warned that rivers downstream from the volcano were at risk of flash floods, mudflows and other hazards. “Go down to your respective evacuation centres, be vigilant, and prepare important things such as water and food,” Jose Chubasco Cardenas, mayor of Canlaon City in Negros Oriental province, said in issuing the evacuation order via Facebook for residents in four communities near the volcano.
In the nearby Negros Occidental province, more than 700 people were taking shelter in evacuation centres, governor Jose Lacson told DWPM radio station.“We advise them to stay there, and for those not yet in evacuation centres, I hope they can reconsider.”The six-minute explosive eruption prompted the suspension of work and schools in Canlaon City, while three airlines cancelled 32 flights on Tuesday.
Kanlaon, one of the country’s two dozen active volcanoes, last erupted in December 2017. The Philippines is in the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” where volcanic activity and earthquakes are common. — Reuters
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