Nakahandang suportahan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office (FO) 7 – Central Visayas ang inihandang “Plan Exodus,” ng local government unit (LGU) ng Canlaon City sakaling magpatuloy ang pagaalburoto ng Mt. Kanlaon.
Sa report ni DSWD FO-7 Regional Director (RD) Shalaine Lucero, sinabi nitong nananatiling nasa alert status ang bulkan kaya’t tuloy tuloy pa rin ang isinasagawang prepositioning ng mga food supplies kabilang na ang mga non-food items upang ilagak sa mga warehouses at iba pang storage sites sa Negros Oriental.
“DSWD 7 has remained steadfast in monitoring the situation in Canlaon City, ensuring that our responses are timely and effective. Furthermore, we have taken proactive measures by replenishing our warehouses and prepositioning sites in Negros Oriental with family food packs (FFPs) and NFIs ensuring the swift and efficient distribution of aid to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in case of an eruption,” sabi ni FO-7 RD Lucero.
Sabi pa ni RD Lucero, mayroon ng 40,122 kahon ng family food packs (FFPs) at 8,948 non-food items (NFIs) na nagkakahalaga ng halos Php40 million ang naka-preposition na sa Negros Island.
Ang mga NFIs ay naglalaman ng hygiene kit, sleeping, kitchen kits; modular tents; at laminated sacks, kasama na ang Camp Management Kits, Women Friendly Space Kits (WFS), at Child-Friendly Space Kits (CFS).
Nabatid na ang Plan Exodus ng Canlaon City ay papaganahin sakaling ang Mt. Kanlaon ay magpatuloy sa paga-alburoto at itaas ng Phivolcs sa Alert Level 4 ang bulkan kung saan kailangan ng magsagawa ng force evacuation sa mga residente na nakatira sa loob ng 14-km radius mula sa bunganga ng bulkan.
Ang mga karatig bayan naman sa Canlaon City, partikulare na ang Vallehermoso, Guihulngan City, La Libertad, Ayungon, at Tayasan ay mabilis na ihahanda ang mga evacuation centers upang doon pansamantalang ilagak ang mga evacuees.
“The DSWD will ensure that the designated centers of these local government units are fully prepared and equipped to accommodate families and individuals who may need to evacuate,” sabi ni DSWD FO-Central Visayas Disaster Response Management Division (DRMD) Chief Lilibeth Cabiara.
Tiniyak naman ni Asst. Regional Director for Administration (ARDA) Tonyson Luther Lee, at FO-7’s QRT vice chairperson for administration, ang pakikipagtulungan ng ahensya at Canlaon City LGU upang masiguro ang mabilis at maayos na response operation na isasagawa sakaling muling pumutok ang bulkan.
“We are continuously coordinating with the LGU of Canlaon City, under the leadership of Mayor Jose Cardenas Cubacho, to ensure that our operational response is fully aligned. Additionally, the DSWD-7 Quick Response Team (QRT) is working around the clock in the evacuation centers to guarantee that IDPs receive the necessary support during their temporary stay in the camps,” sabi ni ARDA Lee.# (MVC)
