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Screengrab from a video taken a day after the explosive eruption of Mt Kanlaon on June 4, 2024.  Courtesy of Ethan Asentista-Khoo

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KANLAON ERUPTION

Katrina Domingo

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172629810716420240604-kanlaon-eruption-EAK-1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Screengrab from a video taken a day after the explosive eruption of Mt Kanlaon on June 4, 2024.  Courtesy of Ethan Asentista-Khoo"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Screengrab from a video taken a day after the explosive eruption of Mt Kanlaon on June 4, 2024.  <em>Courtesy of Ethan Asentista-Khoo</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Several towns in Central and Western Visayas remain under high alert as tropical storm Ferdie brings rains which could trigger a lahar flow in areas near the rumbling Mt Kanlaon volcano, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Saturday.</p><p>&quot;Tumataas talaga yung pag release ng gasses na ginagamit nilang parameters na posibleng pagsabog ng Kanlaon,&quot; OCD Director Edgar Posadas he said in a news forum.</p><p>&quot;As of late, muddy flows pa lang yung nandoon pero hindi pa daw yun lahar. We hope na hindi mauwi doon,&quot; he said.</p><p>It will be considered critical if the rainfall level reaches 60mm per day, he said.</p><p>In June, heavy rain washed lahar — or destructive volcanic mud — through parts of Negros Occidental after Mt. Kanlaon spewed ash, rocks and gasses five kilometers into the sky.</p><p>So far, at least 17,000 families or 57,000 individuals from Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental are affected by the rumbling volcano, according to data from the OCD. The number is still moving as the situation in the Visayas continues to develop.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/9/11/phivolcs-warns-of-possible-higher-alert-level-at-kanlaon-volcano-2314">READ: Phivolcs warns of possible higher alert level at Kanlaon Volcano</a></div><p>Earlier this week, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned the public against a possible magmatic eruption of the Kanlaon Volcano, saying that state volcanologists recorded the highest level of sulfur dioxide from the volcano since 2009.</p><p>The rumbling Mt. Kanlaon has belched 9,985 tons of sulfur dioxide per day, said Phivolcs division chief Mariton Bornas.</p><p>State volcanologists could not predict when exactly the volcano would erupt, Bornas said.</p><p>&quot;Hindi po natin masasabi sa ngayon kung ano yung oras, araw o linggo o buwan kung kailan puputok ang bulkan,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Kailangan araw-araw nating ina-analisa at ine-evaluate lalo sa isang  bulkan tulad qng Kanlaon volcano na matagal pong hindi pumuputok ng magma,&quot; she added.</p><p>The Phivolcs urged local government units near the rumbling volcano to stay on alert and ensure that no individual is staying inside the permanent danger zone.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aLBxt8k7Fho?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Several towns in Central and Western Visayas remain under high alert as tropical storm Ferdie brings rains which could trigger a lahar flow in areas near the rumbling Mt Kanlaon volcano, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Saturday.</p>

Several towns in Central and Western Visayas remain under high alert as tropical storm Ferdie brings rains which could trigger a lahar flow in areas near the rumbling Mt Kanlaon volcano, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Saturday.

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Authorities on alert vs possible lahar flow as rains dampen areas near rumbling Kanlaon

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Sep 14, 2024 03:17 PM PHT

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