Elderly Woman Dies In Sto. Tomas Evacuation Center Amid Taal Volcano Unrest
TAAL VOLCANO – A Taal volcano evacuee died in Santo Tomas evacuation center on Sunday, January 19.
Thousands of evacuees were affected by the Taal volcano eruption. The second most active and deadliest volcano in the Philippines erupted on January 12.
The residents found refuge in the town’s covered courts. Both private and government gave aid to the victims. Several celebrities have provided some help to the evacuees. Among them are Angel Locsin, Matteo Guidicelli, Judy Ann Santos, and Saab Magalona.
In a previous article, a netizen shared some photos of the heartbreaking situation of families in evacuation centers. All of them were lying on a covered court. The netizen appealed for people’s support to give more assistance to the victims.
Taal evacuees’ fellowmen surely gave them what they need but there is no assurance that they still have anything to return to. Based on a report from GMA News, a Taal died in Santo Tomas evacuation center.
The 72-year-old woman named Zenaida Ortilla was a stroke victim when the volcano erupted. She is an evacuee from Talisay, Batangas.
According to the report, the elderly woman and her family evacuated from Talisay last week after the Taal volcano spewed heavy ash and smoke. She was already bedridden at that time.
Zenaida Ortilla’s family asked the authorities to allow them to bury her remains in Talisay, a town by the shores of the lake. However, the town remains under lockdown due to the threat of the volcano’s hazardous eruption.
In a previous article, some of the residents said they are willing to leave their houses for good after the government said they will declare the Taal volcano as ‘no man’s land.’
FLASH REPORT: 72-taong gulang na babae na nananatili sa evacuation center sa Santo Tomas, Batangas, pumanaw matapos lumala ang kondisyon. | via @allangatus pic.twitter.com/QuJACoM6G4
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