Official: 98% of residents in danger zone evacuated

MANILA -- About 98 percent of the residents in villages located in areas within Taal Volcano’s 14-kilometer danger zone have been evacuated, the

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reported Monday.

“We appeal to our people to heed the instructions of local disaster officials due to the continuous risk posed by Taal Volcano to all residents,” Interior Secretary Eduardo Año told reporters on Monday in a