Philippines, Feb. 10 -- The local government unit of Camalig in Albay province is closely monitoring river channels for possible flooding and lahar due to the continued heavy rains brought by the shear line on Monday.

In a phone interview, Tim Florece, Camalig's information officer, said the river levels remained normal but were approaching the alert stage in some areas due to continuous rainfall.

The river channels were in the barangays of Comun, Cotmon, Taladong, Salugan, Ilawod, Libod, and Tagaytay; and lahar-prone areas of Barangay Anoling, Quirangay, Sua, and Tumpa.

Florece said personnel of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office were on standby for any eventualities.

"No lahar flows have been reported. We are al...