© Philstar.com The provincial government of Albay on Wednesday has received the remaining cash assistance from President Rodrigo Duterte amounting to P50 million. During his visit to Albay Monday, Duterte initially provided P25 million to communities affected by the series of eruptions of the country’s most active volcano. The STAR/KJ ROSALES
MANILA, Philippines — More than 84,000 individuals have been evacuated due to the restiveness of Mayon Volcano, the provincial government of Albay said.
According to the Provincial Disaster Operation Center, there are 21,987 families or 84,425 persons seeking temporary shelters in 79 evacuation centers located all over the province as of Wednesday afternoon.
The provincial government of Albay on Wednesday has received the remaining cash assistance from President Rodrigo Duterte amounting to P50 million.
During his visit to Albay Monday, Duterte initially provided P25 million to communities affected by the series of eruptions of the country's most active volcano.
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"We will order a lot of sacks of rice. 'Yun lang ang gusto nila. 'Yung sustainability ng pagkain nila," Albay Gov. Al Francis Bichara said.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology recorded 298 volcanic earthquakes, four distinct episodes of pyroclastic density current events and 52 rockfall events.
Alert Level 4, which means a hazardous eruption is imminent, is still hoisted over Mayon Volcano. Phivolcs has five alert levels, with Level 5 indicating that a hazardous eruption is already happening.
"The public is strongly advised to be vigilant and desist from entering the eight (8) kilometer-radius danger zone, and to be additionally vigilant against pyroclastic density currents, lahars and sediment-laden stream flows along channels draining the edifice," the volcanology institute said.