Mayon volcano eruption

Officials worry eruption may last months, disrupting lives and livelihoods of people in its shadow

Manila, June 16 (EFE).- Nearly 20,000 people have been evacuated from towns and villages near the Mayon volcano in the Philippines as experts brace for a drawn-out eruption, local officials reported on Friday. According to the Philippine seismology agency, Phivolcs, Mayon ejected the largest volume of lava registered since June 8 late on Thursday. Lava ... Read more

Officials in the Philippines have expressed their amazement at the stupidity of overseas tourists who are flocking in their thousands to fields around a dangerous volcano.

Mayon, Philippines ' most active symmetrical volcano where eruptions have occurred from a single central conduit

Explosions shook the Mayon volcano, while fountains of lava spewed from its summit today (Jan. 22), causing the Philippines government to raise the hazard level from 3 to 4, indicating a violent eruption is imminent.

Officials worry eruption may last months, disrupting lives and livelihoods of people in its shadow

There goes a beautiful love story that explains how Mayon came to be, "Mount Mayon" and how it got the title 'The Perfect Cone.'

Mayon Volcano Eruption Mayon Albay - Philippines (950x633) http://ift.tt/2mGZCb4

On Thursday, superheated streams of gas, debris and rocks cascaded down its upper slope, indicating activity below the surface that could precede a hazardous eruption.

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