At the crack of dawn on Thursday, Manolito Malaluan set out with a band of rescu...
TALISAY, Philippines - At the crack of dawn on Thursday, Manolito Malaluan set out with a band of rescuers to ferry to safety two horses trapped on a Philippine island where a volcano has been spewing ash for days.
“Both of them were neighing when they saw me,” Malaluan, 23, told Reuters, after reaching safer ground with his horses, named Cristina and Bakasan. “They were happy because I came back.” The horses were among 3,000 living on the island, most earning money for their owners by carrying tourists to the rim of the volcano crater.As their sole means of livelihood, many islanders depend on the survival of the animals, but the future looks uncertain.
One horse owner urged authorities to allow the rescue of as many animals as possible, taking advantage of what appeared to be a lull in volcano activity, but was rebuffed by the coast guard patrolling the lake.
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