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Location: Philippines Date: 1984 Photographer: Randy C. Bunney. Mayon Volcano overlooks a pastoral scene some five months before the volcano's violent eruption in September 1984. Ruins from a nearby church destroyed in an 1814 eruption are visible in the foreground.
Mayon is shared by eight cities and municipalities of Albay province.. Mayon is the main landmark and highest point of the province of Albay and the whole Bicol Region in the Philippines, rising 2,463 meters (8,081 ft) from the shores of Albay Gulf about 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) away.
Mount Mayon, a volcano in Albay province in the coconut-growing central Bicol region, has been erupting since Saturday and the number of people fleeing their homes had more than doubled on Tuesday ...
It was rebuilt in 1724 by Fr. Francisco Blanco but was destroyed again, along with the town of Cagsawa, on February 1, 1814, during the eruption of Mayon Volcano. The ruins are currently located in Barangay Busay, Cagsawa, in the municipality of Daraga, Albay, Philippines.
Mayon's most destructive eruption was in February 1841, when lava buried a town and killed 1,200 people. It last erupted in 2014, spewing lava and forcing thousands of people to evacuate.
Lava cascaded down the slopes of the Mayon volcano in the Philippines during a gentle eruption on Monday, 12 June. Thousands of residents have been evacuated as a precaution in case the eruption ...
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In 1991, Mount Pinatubo north of Manila blew its top in one of the biggest volcanic eruptions of the 20th century, killing hundreds. Associated Press journalist Joeal Calupitan contributed to this ...