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DND: Gov't to provide maximum logistical support for Kanlaon relief
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. assured that the Philippine government is ready to assist families affected by the Kanlaon Volcano eruption.
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) confirmed its readiness to provide necessary resources for families evacuated from the six-kilometer danger zone.
The eruption on Monday lasted nearly four minutes, producing pyroclastic density currents that traveled up to 3.4 kilometers from the crater.
Around 87,000 residents in surrounding areas were evacuated, with many in La Castellana facing ashfall risks.
Temporary evacuation sites are being established, and Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City can accommodate 30,000 evacuees.
1,000 tents, bottled water, and portable toilets have been sent to disaster-hit areas.
While air travel was affected by ashfall closing the Iloilo Airport, seaports remain operational.
Authorities are focusing on Barangay Sag-ang in La Castellana due to wind direction posing ashfall risks and urging residents to cooperate with evacuation orders.
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