Elder evacuee found dead in Albay evacuation center

Lava cascades down the slopes of the Mayon volcano seen from Legazpi city, Albay province, 340 kilometers (210 miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Over 9,000 people have evacuated the area around the Philippines’ most active volcano as lava flowed down its crater Monday in a gentle eruption that scientists warned could turn explosive. (AP Photo/Dan Amaranto)

LEGAZPI CITY—An 81-year-old evacuee was found dead in one of the evacuation centers for those who were displaced by the non-explosive magmatic eruption of Mount Mayon in Tabaco City on Tuesday morning, police said.

Chief Inspector Arthur Gomez, Albay police spokesperson, identified the victim as Teodolo Precia, a resident of Purok (zone) 1, Buang village in Tabaco City.

Precia was found lifeless at Mayon Elementary School around 5 a.m. Tuesday.

Gomez said the possible cause of death was “old age.” Michael B. Jaucian