Philippine disaster management officials have stopped the search for parts of a North Korean rocket that fell into Philippine waters last week.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said there
no longer appears to be any threat posed by the rocket parts, radio dzBB
reported Monday.
NDRRMC head Benito Ramos was
quoted in the report as saying they have not received any report of fish
floating in the water that would indicate contamination.
He said this may be an indication there is no immediate threat to the waters in the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
Last week, the Philippine government sent two ships to the area east of
the Philippines where debris from a rocket launched by North Korea was
believed to have fallen.
At the time, Ramos said
crews of the two ships—one each from the Philippine Navy and Philippine
Coast Guard—were instructed to assist anyone who may have figured in an
accident in the area.
Last week, the NDRRMC went on alert after North Korea pulled off a surprise and launched a rocket carrying a satellite.
North Korea claimed the rocket launch was successful and its weather satellite is now in orbit. —KG, GMA News
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