Albay suspends classes over heavy rainfall; quake hits Bicol

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay: - province, particularly in low- lying areas.

the province, a 4.6 intensity earthquake hit Baras town in Catanduanes at 2:24 p.m., according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

“Classes in pre-school to high school stu

“The discretion to suspend classes at the college level is still left to the schools. Please get in touch with your respective

Aguas urged residents living in the danger -

In Malilipot town, 25 families or 109 people were evacuated to San Roque Elementary School for safety as their houses along river

- tored, Ed Laguerta, Phivolcs chief resident volcanologist in Bicol told TheManila Times that a 4.6 intensity earthquake shook Baras town.

The earthquake was placed at a depth of 18 kilometers in Baras.

An Intensity 4 tremor was felt in Legazpi -

The earthquake was at Intensity 3 in Daet, Camarines Norte and Sipocot, Camarines Sur.

It caused the suspension of classes in Baras.