456 evacuees return home after Bulusan Volcano’s phreatic eruption —PCG

At least 124 families or 456 residents have returned to their homes from the evacuation center after the phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Tuesday.

In a statement, the PCG said the residents left their homes Sunday following the volcano’s phreatic eruption lasting for 18 minutes.

The Coast Guard said its personnel also assisted the decampment of several residents in Barangay Puting Sapa and Barangay Dayhag in Juban, Sorsogon.

Meanwhile, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported on Tuesday that Bulusan Volcano had 69 volcanic earthquakes in the past 24 hours.

PHIVOLCS said Alert Level 1 (low-level unrest) remains in effect. It also said sudden steam-driven or phreatic eruptions are possible.

The agency also reiterated that entry into the four-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) is prohibited. Likewise, entry without vigilance into the two-kilometer extended danger zone (EDZ) is not allowed.—Richa Noriega/AOL, GMA News