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Bulusan spews ash anew; over 500 families evacuated 11/22/2010

Monday, November 22, 2010

Bulusan spews ash anew; over 500 families evacuated

11/22/2010
More than 500 families from two towns near Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon province were forced to flee their homes after the volcano shot a column of ash into the air yesterday, showering surrounding villages, authorities said.

According to Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) Region-V Director Rafael Alejandro, 500
families from Irosin and another 40 in Juban evacuated their homes after the volcano shot a column of ash some two kilometers into the air.

“The explosion lasted for almost nine minutes,” he said.

The evacuees were taken to government schools that are being used as relief centers.

“We prioritize those pregnant, children, the elderly and it was day time that’s why they easily mobilized and evacuated,” Alejandro said.

The evacuees were living within the six-kilometer and outside the four-kilometer danger zone..... MORE

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