21 Feb 1 - Two thousand residents around Mt. Bulusan were evacuated after the
latest ash explosion this morning, a military official said.
Lt. Col. Santiago Enginco, commanding officer of the 49th Infantry Battalion
based in Juban town, said that the volcano spewed ash and thick smoke more or
less 2-kilometers above the sky, which lasted about twenty minutes.
“I received reports from my soldiers in Bulan town that thick smoke and ashfall
have blanketed the area at around 10:30 a.m.,” said Enginco in a statement.
Joena Gupit of DWBS FM in Bulan town said that at least 38 young students
suffered breathing problems due to the thick ashfall and smoke.
“We need facemasks especially for the children here in our town. Mayor Helen
Rose De Castro has ordered the distribution of facemasks this morning,” said
Gupit who called by phone.
“We don’t have electricity here in the area today. There is no phone signal for
Globe. I don’t know exactly why these services were hampered since this morning
and I’m worried that we can’t drink our contaminated water supply too,” added
Gupit.
Mayor Jimmy Fragata of Juban town said that the volcano has calmed down and the
evacuees are on standby for possible transport back to their village.
Read more:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/02/21/11/2000-leave-homes-bulusan-volcano-spews-ash
Impressive short video:
http://tv.repubblica.it/mondo/filippine-si-risveglia-il-vulcano-fumo-alto-2km/62562?video=&pagefrom=1
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/213593/ndrrmc-mt-bulusan-explosion-affects-108699
Thanks to Giovanni Villino for these links