00:00It reached the Karatik Islands while being hit by Mount Canlaon yesterday.
00:05In the middle of the calming of the volcano today,
00:08the possibility of a major eruption is still there.
00:13From La Carlota City in Negros Occidental,
00:16we have a live report from Aileen Pedrezo of GMA Regional TV.
00:19Aileen?
00:21Tom, Negros Occidental is now in a red alert status
00:25due to the effect of the eruption of Mount Canlaon.
00:28Just last night, we experienced heavy rainfall
00:32on the southern slope of the volcano that could cause a lahar flow.
00:36That's why LGUs are being advised to monitor
00:39the low-lying barangays here in the town.
00:47This part of Baguio City in Negros Occidental is now in a red alert
00:51due to the eruption of Mount Canlaon yesterday.
00:54It's so foggy, guys.
00:56You can't see the road anymore.
00:59In La Carlota City, not many roads can be passed.
01:02The DPWH has already started cleaning the accumulated fog.
01:09The towns of La Castellana and Murcia were also affected by the ashfall.
01:13According to PHIVOX, the fog was blown by the wind
01:16and reached Guimaras, Iloilo and Antique.
01:18Other ashes that are far away, like here in Antique,
01:24are already remobilized.
01:27It means that due to the strong wind,
01:30even the ashfall that has already fallen,
01:32it can still be seen from a distance.
01:36Some residents are not leaving their homes
01:39due to the danger brought by the volcanic ash in Kalusugan.
01:42The only thing we can do is to stay home.
01:45If we don't stay home, we will get sick.
01:49The alert level 3 in the volcano is still high.
01:52It means that more than 54,000 residents
01:56in the 6-kilometer region's danger zone need to evacuate.
01:59Despite this, some residents in La Castellana
02:02chose to stay at home or work in their homes.
02:08If the volcano continues,
02:14we will be forced to leave our homes.
02:19Of course, they are hesitant to leave their homes.
02:23We are talking to the people.
02:25I mean, even if we are forced,
02:28they are also people.
02:30We need to give them a balance.
02:34The volcano is quiet today,
02:36but it doesn't mean that the problem is over.
02:39According to our analysis,
02:41the magmatic eruption is already preparing.
02:45The only question is, when and how?
02:49And how strong is the eruption?
02:54FIVOX is monitoring the signals
02:56to raise the alert level 4,
02:58including the direction of magma rising,
03:00eruption, and eruption of the volcano.
03:03The alert level 4 should be able to affect
03:07all worst-case scenario eruptions
03:10that have already been evacuated.
03:12Because the alert level 5 is merely a statement.
03:16It is just a statement of ongoing worst-case scenario eruptions.
03:20When President Marcos cried,
03:22the government was ready for the widespread evacuation.
03:25Atom, according to the DSWD-6,
03:33the relief assistance to the residents
03:36that are expected to stay in the evacuation center
03:39reached more than P1.5 million pesos.
03:42That's the latest from La Carlota City.
03:45I'm Aileen Pedrezo.
03:46Back to you, Atom.
03:48Thank you very much, Aileen Pedrezo of GMA Regional TV.
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