BACOLOD CITY, (Philippines): The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council advised the public Monday (Dec 22) night, to be cautious of possible ashfall emitted by Kanlaon Volcano.
Kanlaon Volcano spewed ash four times on Monday from 9.01am to 9.20am, 10.29am to 11.07am, 4.05pm to 6.02pm, and 8.31pm to 9.10pm, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
It said the ash emission at 4.05pm persisted for nearly two hours with the ash plume rising 900 meters above the summit.
Thin ash may have affected communities in La Carlota and Bago cities and Murcia, Negros Occidental, Phivolcs said.
There were also two weak ash emissions from the Kanlaon Volcano summit crater Monday morning.
These events generated grayish plumes that rose to 300 meters above the crater before drifting northwest, Phivolcs said.
Dr Merijene Ortizo, head of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Bago, said there was reported ashfall in Pataan in Barangay Mailum and Purok Manokan in Barangay Ilijan in Bago City Monday morning.
Kanlaon remains under Alert Level 2. - Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN
