World Vision: Over 8,000 families affected by Mount Kanlaon eruption need help

WORLD Vision, a faith-based organization that aids children in vulnerable circumstances, is urgently calling for help for over 8,479 families and 4,751 individuals displaced by the eruption of Mount Kanlaon.

Two municipalities in the Negros region have been declared in a state of calamity. While local government units have already provided affected families with food and other essential items, residents of the municipality of La Castellana and the city of Canlaon are in dire need of drinking water.