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Published July 4, 2021, 1:14 PM The provincial disaster risk reduction and management office (PDRRMO) of Batangas called on the national government on Sunday, July 4, to provide additional supply of masks, medicines, family tents for isolation, and other medical equipment as some evacuees — particularly children — in packed evacuation centers started catching cold, cough, and other diseases due to Taal Volcano’s continuous emission of toxic gases. Residents in Laurel, Batangas take temporary shelter at Barangay Ticub Elementary School on July 1, 2021 after a short-lived phreatomagmatic eruption occurs at Taal Volcano’s main crater. (Photo by ALI VICOY) Lito Castro, chief of Batangas PDRRMO, said the local government unit (LGU) has deployed healthcare workers and mobile clinics to cater to the needs of those who are getting sick in evacuation centers.
By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News Published July 2, 2021 9:04am Updated July 2, 2021 12:36pm A total of 1,282 individuals or 317 families are staying in evacuation centers on Friday after Taal Volcano erupted on Thursday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. But the number could balloon to as many as 14,495 people or 3,523 families due to the risk of the volcano’s ongoing activity, the NDRRMC pointed out. Based on the agency's 5 a.m. report on Friday, a total of 1,392 individuals or 345 families were affected by the explosion, including the 110 people or 28 families staying outside evacuation centers. The rest were being accommodated in 11 evacuation centers.
Published July 2, 2021, 11:55 AM More than 1,300 individuals in Batangas were affected by the sudden phreatomagmatic (magmatic gases and steam) eruption of Taal volcano on Thursday afternoon, July 1. The eruption sent residents scurrying out of their homes to escape hot ash plumes that were ejected into the air by the volcano, evoking haunting memories of its 2020 eruption. Phreatomagmatic eruption of Taal Volcano that took place at 3:16 p.m. on July 1, 2021. (Photo from Phivolcs) Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Mark Timbal said Friday, July 2, that a total of 345 families composed of 1,392 individuals were affected by the short-lived eruption of Taal volcano which occured at 3:16 p.m., Thursday. The eruption happened just as the NDRRMC celebrated the start of the National Disaster Resilience Month on July 1.
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COVID-19 threat adds to predicament of weary Taal Volcano evacuees mb.com.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mb.com.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.