It said the volcano "can be expected to continue generating volcanic earthquakes, magmatic gas output and weak surface processes such as sporadic degassing and lava effusion events, steam-driven explosions, rockfall and pyroclastic density currents (PDCs), while shallow remnant magma rests within the ...
MANILA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine authorities raised the alert level for the Mayon volcano from level three to level four on Monday, meaning that a "hazardous eruption is imminent." "Mayon volcano in Albay province has been exhibiting increased seismic unrest, lava fountaining and su...
MANILA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine authorities raised the alert level for the Mayon volcano from level three to level four on Monday, meaning that a "hazardous eruption is imminent." Under alert level four, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the May...
A farmer walks along a rice field near the foot of the Philippines' Mayon volcano in Legazpi City, Albay province, on December 11, 2014 The Philippines raised the alert level for the country's most active volcano twice in 24 hours Sunday, meaning that a hazardous eruption is possible within...
A Level 3 alert remained for the Mayon volcano on Monday, signifying a relatively high level of unrest, with magma at the crater and hazardous eruption possible within days. Based on the current wind pattern, ash fall events may most likely occur on the south side of the volcano...
In a sign of desperation, Daep told a news conference that he has recommended electricity and water supply be cut in communities within the no-go zones to discourage residents from returning. Lava spews from the Mayon volcano as it continues to erupt, seen from Legazpi City in ...
"There are some who still resist but if we reach alert level four, we'll really be obligated to resort to forced evacuation," Cedric Daep, an Albay emergency official, told The Associated Press. Level four signifies the volcano could erupt violently within days. ...
Mayon Volcano Erupts, Spews Lava, Ash Clouds; Highest Alert Level Up; Evacuation in Full BlastLEGAZPI CITY - Mayon volcano went into series of eruptions starting at 3:17 a.m. yesterday,...De Leon, EdMediavillo, EufemioAcuNa, Melo
At press time, the alert remains at level four on the five-level scale, meaning an explosive eruption is possible within hours or days. Ash cloud billowing out of the volcano (photo credit: Facebook/phivolcs) According to the latest travel advisory issued by Cebu Pacific Air at 19.00 yesterd...
Decamping of Mayon Volcano Evacuees on; as Volcanologists Lower Alert Level from 4 to 3