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Albay to send remaining Mayon evacuees home


Following the lowering of Mayon Volcano’s alert level in Albay province, Governor Joey Salceda on Wednesday gave the go-signal for the 2,000 remaining evacuees to return to their homes. "The PDCC-Albay hereby orders the full decampment of evacuees from Anoling, Camalig, and Bañadero, Daraga effective today," Salceda, concurrent chair of Albay’s Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC), said in an emailed statement. Earlier in the day, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology lowered Mayon’s alert status from Level 3 to 2 after noting the further decline in the overall activity of Mayon, the country’s most active volcano. [See: Phivolcs lowers Mayon alert level to 2] The Phivolcs raised the alert status to Level 3 last December 14, and to Level 4 last December 20. But after a lull in volcanic activity, state volcanologists lowered the status to Level 3 last January 2. The lowering of the status prompted the decampment of about 96 percent of the evacuees, or about 45,000 of the 47,000 displaced residents.

See the complete table on the Phivolcs website.
Permanent relocation In a related development, Salceda said the government’s relocation efforts are ongoing for residents living within the six-kilometer permanent danger zones. Earlier, Salceda said they are mulling permanent relocation for those residing in the said danger zone. A total of 2,322 people or about 510 families would be transferred from the evacuation areas to the resettlement sites as soon as the local government gathers enough money to fund the relocation, Salceda said. Evacuees from upper barangay Pandag in Legaspi City would be transferred to barangay Taysan, while those from barangay Bañadero in Daraga would be moved to barangay Anislag, he said. Evacuees from barangay Anoling in Camalig town, meanwhile, would be transferred to barangay Baligang, he added. Salceda, however, said the total number of residents within the six-kilometer zone who will permanently be relocated is yet to be determined. Based on GMA news research data, the permanent danger zone spans 20 barangays (villages) in 6 towns with a combined population of 12,803 persons or over 2,700 families. - Sophia Dedace/RSJ/KBK, GMANews.TV
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