Mayon volcano eruption

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

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

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.

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 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.'

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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Volcanic activity at Mount Mayon in the central Philippine city of Legazpi has prompted an evacuation order affecting tens of thousands of residents.