MayonVolcanoEruption

22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People evacuated from their homes on the slopes of the Mayon volcano climb into a government truck for the ride to an evacuation center. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People evacuated from their homes on the slopes of the Mayon volcano climb into a government truck for the ride to an evacuation center. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ