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Philippine troops, police and rescue workers began forcibly evacuating residents near Mayon Volcano on Friday as its increasing unrest indicated a violent eruption of one of the country’s most ...
Villagers living within a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) radius of Mayon volcano’s crater were told to leave the long-designated permanent danger zone and move to safer grounds due to the danger of ...
With the volcano beginning to expel lava Sunday night, the high-risk zone around Mayon may be expanded should the eruption turn violent, said Teresito Bacolcol, director of the Philippine ...
February 2–April 4 – The eruption of Mayon Volcano kills 77 people, mostly farmers, due to pyroclastic flow from the eruption of the volcano. [1] Aside from pyroclastic flows, the volcano also spewed ash and lava. The towns of Mabinit, Bonga, Camalig, Sto. Domingo, Legazpi in Albay were damaged.
The Philippines raised the alert level at the popular Mayon volcano by a notch on Thursday, after detecting volcanic earthquakes and hundreds of rockfall events. At "alert level 3" on a scale of 5 ...
Similarly, Isarog Volcano, also dormant and part of the Bicol Volcanic Arc, last erupted in 2,374 BCE ± 87 years or 3,500 BCE ± 125 years (5,500 ya ± 125 years) and is now a favored camping destination. Together, these volcanoes contribute to the geological diversity and natural attractions of the Philippines.
The Philippines is archipelagic country in Southeast Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It consists of 7,641 islands. It consists of 7,641 islands. The country is known to be "the most exposed country in the world to tropical storms", with about twenty tropical cyclones entering the Philippine area of responsibility each year.
Truckloads of villagers on Tuesday fled Philippine communities close to the erupting Mayon Volcano, traumatized by the sight of red-hot lava flowing down its crater and fearful of sporadic blasts ...