Lahar Flow Destroys 1 House, in Negros Occidental Town

Lahar flow destroys 1 house, in Negros Occidental town

BACOLOD CITY — The lahar flow from Mt. Kanlaon that hit Barangay Biak na Bato, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Saturday, May 24, destroyed one house and damaged seven others. The occupants of the houses, however, have moved to evacuation centers since December last year, said John de Asis, La Castellana, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head. The area hit by the lahar flow is within the 6-kilometer danger zone around M…

Lahar flow renders Negros Occidental bridge impassable

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – A lahar flow that awakened village residents in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, before midnight on Friday, May 23, has damaged a bridge, rendering it impassable to locals. Task Force Kanlaon regional head Raul Fernandez told Rappler on Saturday, May 24, that the Tamborong Bridge in Barangay Biak Na Bato had been damaged by the flow and is currently closed to vehicles. “We’ve seen large cracks on the bridge and,…

Roads in Negros Occidental hit by Kanlaon lahar

BACOLOD CITY – The local government of La Castellana in Negros Occidental, along with rescuers and other partners, is currently clearing roads blocked by lahar and debris that overflowed from a creek in Sitio Tamburong, Barangay Biak na Bato.**media[14190]**The creek overflowed two weeks after the explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on May 13, which caused ashfall in parts of the province, including the town of La Castellana.Remuel Lajo, publi…