Mountaineering activity in the Mount Kanlaon Natural Park has temporarily been suspended, a Negros Occidental Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office press release said yesterday.

Cecil Cañada, MKNP Park Superintendent, had an assessment conducted by accredited trained guides and members of the rescue group based in So. Guintubdan, La Carlota City, in coordination with the MKNP Eco-tourism Officer and Biologist Angelo Bibar recently, the press release said.

The report revealed that some portions of Kanla-on volcano’s crater were affected, and land surfaces had cracks and evidences of landslides.

Aftershocks from Monday’s earthquake and occasional heavy rainfall could pose danger to the life of mountain trekkers and tourists in the park, the press release said.*

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