Kanlaon Volcano’s unrest affects over 94,000 individuals – Department of Social Welfare and Development

A vehicle has been stuck in lahar that affected a road in Sitio Tamburong in Barangay Biak-na-bato, La Castellana town in Negros Occidental. Heavy rains on Friday night, May 23, 2025, triggered a lahar flow after rainwater mixed with the volcanic ash from recent eruptions of Kanlaon Volcano. - Photo: MJ Guardiano

MANILA: Over 94,000 individuals have been affected by the continued unrest of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

In the 6.20am Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Centre (Dromic) report on Sunday (July 6), the DSWD said it recorded a total of 94,228 persons affected, residing across 30 barangays nationwide.