Manila Bulletin
DSWD: 70,000 persons displaced by eruption - and counting
Over 70,000 residents in the Calabarzon region have been displaced due to the Taal Volcano's phreatic eruption.
As of Friday night, January 17, 2020, the DSWD-DROMIC reported that 70,413 persons or 16,174 families are taking refuge in 300 evacuation centers, with an additional 14,274 persons or 3,586 families staying outside evacuation centers.
The total number of affected individuals has reached 96,061, with the majority from Batangas.
The DSWD has extended P7.55 million in assistance to affected families.
The agency noted the increasing number of affected people, with figures rising from 57,286 on Wednesday, January 15, to 68,638 on Thursday, January 16.
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As of January 22, 2020, the NDRRMC reported that over 71,000 families or 282,000 persons have been affected by the Taal Volcano unrest.
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Some 77,438 persons or 17,555 families have been affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano in Calabarzon.
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The eruption of Taal Volcano has affected over 215,000 individuals, with a significant portion housed in evacuation centers.
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The eruption of Taal Volcano has forced nearly 600,000 residents of Batangas to evacuate their homes.
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Approximately 98 percent of residents within Taal Volcano's 14-kilometer danger zone have been evacuated.
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