Lahar threat forces Bulusan evacuation

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay: At least 10 families or some 50 persons were evacuated to safer grounds over a threat of lahar ejected by restive Bulusan Volcano while more than 1,000 passengers were stranded in various seaports of Bicol, the Office of Civil Defense in Bicol reported here.

Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro, OCD director and Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council chairman, said the families evacuated to safety came from Irosin, Sorsogon.