Sulfur from Kanlaon Volcano eruption renders water unsafe in La Carlota villages

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According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology , the smell of sulfur from the eruption reached as far as Bacolod City, some 85 kilometers away from La Castellana town near Kanlaon Volcano. The odor affected people in 24 of Bacolod’s 61 barangays.Bermudo said the affected La Carlota villages have depended on water rations since Tuesday, June 4, a day after the eruption.

CarWater sources 28% of its water supply from springs in Sitio Guintubdan in Ara-al and Sitio Masulog in Barangay Haguimit. He said they would need to undertake an intensive flushing and send bacteriologists to check on the city’s water supply.

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