LGUs should check 'lingering hazards' first before letting residents go back: Phivolcs

MANILA - Local government officials should ensure there are no lingering hazards in their areas of responsibilities before allowing evacuees to go back, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Monday.

"For example, currently, we have fissures on the ground. It's still moving, and it's affecting houses. So they need some time to reevaluate the situation before they would order the people to go back. That's the standard procedure," Solidum added. "But just to give you a sense of other hazards that need to be considered, may ashfall na sa mga wall na matatarik dahil doon sa wall from Tagaytay down to the lake shore, at may mga abo 'yan. May abo. So 'pag umulan nang malakas, puwedeng maanod 'yung mga abo at mas maging erosive. So magkakaroon ng mga sediments na bababa. 'Yun din ang kailangang bantayan at ma-prevent na maapektuhan 'yung mga tao," he added.

"Masyado niyang ano e, sabi niya mas malakas ang puputok na susunod, nag iipon lamang. Opinyon niya 'yon...Nag-iisa siya sa kaniyang opinyon. Kami buong Batangas ang naapektuhan sa kaniyang sinasabi. Pag-aralan niyang mabuti," Natanauan said.

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