PCG evacuates residents near Bulusan

By Katrina Gracia Consebido

 

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) evacuated residents residing near Mount Bulusan on Monday, June 6, a day after the volcano had a phreatic explosion. 

PCG rescued a total of 47 families or 173 individuals from Barangay Puting Sapa in Juban, Sorsogon. The evacuees were brought to the Juban Evacuation Center.

Meanwhile, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology placed the province under Alert Level 1.

Mt. Bulusan is the fourth active volcano in the Philippines after Mayon, Taal, and Kanlaon. – gb

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