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CITY OF LUCENA – Several cities in Cavite province that provided safe haven for crowds of evacuees when the Taal volcano erupted last year will conduct an evacuation simulation exercise on March 15 to better prepare for the possibility of another eruption.
“This is part of the joint preparation of Cavite and the province of Batangas on how to face all the demands in the event of an eruption of the Taal volcano,” said on Saturday, March 13, the Provincial Department of Information and Communication Affairs (Picad Cavite) in a post on your Facebook. page about mass evacuation simulation activity.
The public should not be alarmed during the exercise, he added.
Alert level 2 is still over the Taal volcano, as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Sunday morning, March 14, that 74 volcanic earthquakes and 46 episodes of volcanic tremors were recorded, with a duration of one to four minutes, in the area. in the last 24 hours.
On March 9, state volcanologists raised the alert status, signaling growing unrest at the second most active volcano in the country. The most active volcano in the country is Mount Mayon in the province of Albay.
Taal had been at alert level 1, or abnormal state, since March 19, 2020. Since February 15, authorities have been conducting additional monitoring at the volcano after it showed further disturbances.
But despite the elevated alert, evacuation is not yet recommended, although Phivolcs said magma activity at the volcano “may or may not” lead to an eruption.
Phivolcs recommended that local governments assess previously evacuated barangays around Lake Taal for road damage and accessibility and strengthen preparedness, contingency and communication measures in the event of unrest resumes.
More than 52,000 evacuees from Batangas sought temporary shelters in different towns in Cavite when Taal erupted in January last year.
On March 2, local CEOs from various municipalities in Batangas and Cavite met in the city of Tagaytay to prepare the evacuation plan for the Taal volcano eruption.
According to the evacuation plans, the evacuees from the town of Laurel would be sent to Alfonso, Cavite. Talisay residents in Batangas would be transferred to the towns of Cavite de Silang and Indang. Those from Agoncillo in Batangas would be evacuated to the town of Méndez in Cavite and Tagaytay City. Those from Lemery, Batangas would take refuge in the towns of Cavite de Magallanes, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Amadeo and Tagaytay City.
Inquirer calls for support for victims of Taal volcano eruption
Responding to requests for help, the Inquirer is extending its assistance to families affected by the recent eruption of the Taal volcano.
Cash donations can be deposited at the Inquirer Foundation Corp. Banco De Oro (BDO) Checking Account No: 007960018860.
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