Albay provincial officials on Friday called on residents living near Mayon Volcano or in mountain slopes as well as in coastal areas to evacuate due to Typhoon Frank (international codename Fengshen).
The province has already been placed under Storm Signal Number 3 by the country’s weather bureau, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA). The powerful typhoon is expected to hit the province early Saturday morning.
The pre-emptive evacuation, ordered by Albay Gov. Joey Salceda, have already resulted in 23,086 families or 117,963 persons going to evacuation centers across the province.
"We are doing pre-emptive evacuation of 176,802 persons due to risk of lahar, landslide and floods" earlier said Albay Gov. Joey Salceda.
He said that local government units of the province are leading the operations with support from the military – Army, Air Force and Navy – as well as from the Department of Public Works and Highways.
Provincial officials said there is still sufficient food supply for the evacuees.
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