Mt. Bulusan ashfall reaches Legazpi City
LEGAZPI CITY — Ashfall brought by the phreatic eruption of Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon province on Sunday morning reached parts of Legazpi City in neighboring Albay province.
Miladee Azur, head of the city disaster risk reduction and management office, said light to moderate ashfall was observed in southern villages of Cagbacong, Buenavista, San Francisco, Bariis, Banquerohan, and Imalnod.
”All residents are advised to stay indoors and wear masks,” Azur said.
Sorsogon officials earlier noted ashfall in towns of Juban, Casiguran, Magallanes, Pilar, Bulusan, and Sorsogon City.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Bulusan had another phreatic eruption at 3:37 a.m. that lasted for 18 minutes.
Phivolcs raised the status of the volcano to alert level 1 after it spewed steam-rich gray plumes that rose about a kilometer on June 5.
READ: Phivolcs raises Alert Level 1 over Mount Bulusan amid increased seismic activity
