The Canlaon City local government has completed the evacuation of over 6,000 residents from five villages within the six-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) surrounding the restive Mt. Kanlaon.

Edna Lhou Masicampo, the city’s information officer-designate, reported yesterday that 2,029 families, comprising 6,541 individuals, had been relocated on Tuesday evening, December 17.

The evacuees are now housed in nine designated evacuation centers within the city proper.

The affected barangays are Pula, Masulog, Linothangan, Malaiba, and Lumapao.

Masicampo confirmed that the evacuees will remain in these shelters until authorities declare it safe to return, amid the ongoing threat posed by the volcano’s unrest.

To support livelihoods, the LGU allows one adult male from each family to visit their farms and tend to livestock daily between early morning and 4:00 p.m. These individuals are accounted for each day to ensure safety compliance.

Efforts are also underway to relocate farm animals from the danger zone.

Ten-wheeler trucks are expected to transport the livestock to the city’s auction market and the Department of Agriculture barn, Masicampo added. (PNA)