Philippines: 124,000 children away from home

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 16 - 124,000 children in the Philippines have been forced to leave their homes in the six Comunicompletely abandoned due to the eruption of the Taal volcano. Save The Children reports that it is setting up child-friendly spaces, where they will be able to learn, play and receive support to overcome the trauma, and distribute essential supplies to displaced children and their families.
In the meantime, the number of people evacuated and displaced in the volcano area continues to rise. There are now 300,000, in the Municipalities of Agoncillo, Laurel, Lemery, Taal, Talisay and San Nicolas, of whom almost half (42%) are children, and the number is expected to increase further, reports Save the Children. In the first two days alone, more than 20,000 children had been forced to leave the "dangerous area" of 14 km around the volcano.
"Entire cities and villages within the" danger zone "have been abandoned and covered with harmful volcanic ash.
The island was declared "no man's land" by the presidentDuterte