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  • 05 MAY 2002 - SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA: A couple dances before participating in the 1st Annual Running of the Bulls at Rawhide in Scottsdale, Arizona, Sunday, May 5, 2002. The event was a part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration. About 400  people paid up to $80 each to run with the bulls. The event was fashioned after the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2002 - SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA: Members of the Mariachi group Alma del Sol (Soul of the Sun) perform before 1st Annual Running of the Bulls at Rawhide in Scottsdale, Arizona, Sunday, May 5, 2002. The event was a part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration. About 400  people paid up to $80 each to run with the bulls. The event was fashioned after the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2002 - SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA: Participants in the 1st Annual Running of the Bulls at Rawhide in Scottsdale, Arizona, cheer before the start of the run, Sunday, May 5, 2002. The event was a part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration. About 400  people paid up to $80 each to run with the bulls. The event was fashioned after the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2002 - SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA: Rodeo bucking bulls used in the 1st Annual Running of the Bulls at Rawhide in Scottsdale, Arizona, wait in their pen for the event to start, Sunday, May 5, 2002. The event was a part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration. About 400  people paid up to $80 each to run with the bulls. The event was fashioned after the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2002 - SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA: People participating in the 1st Annual Running of the Bulls at Rawhide in Scottsdale, Arizona, run the course with bulls in pursuit, Sunday, May 5, 2002. The event was a part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration. About 400  people paid up to $80 each to run with the bulls. The event was fashioned after the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2002 - SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA: People participating in the 1st Annual Running of the Bulls at Rawhide in Scottsdale, Arizona, run the course with bulls in pursuit, Sunday, May 5, 2002. The event was a part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration. About 400  people paid up to $80 each to run with the bulls. The event was fashioned after the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2002 - SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA: People participating in the 1st Annual Running of the Bulls at Rawhide in Scottsdale, Arizona, run the course with bulls in pursuit. The event was a part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration. About 400  people paid up to $80 each to run with the bulls. The event was fashioned after the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2002 - SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA: People participating in the 1st Annual Running of the Bulls at Rawhide in Scottsdale, Arizona, run the course with bulls in pursuit. The event was a part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration. About 400  people paid up to $80 each to run with the bulls. The event was fashioned after the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2002 - SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA: People participating in the 1st Annual Running of the Bulls at Rawhide in Scottsdale, Arizona, run the course with bulls in pursuit. The event was a part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration. About 400  people paid up to $80 each to run with the bulls. The event was fashioned after the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2002 - SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA: People participating in the 1st Annual Running of the Bulls at Rawhide in Scottsdale, Arizona, run the course with bulls in pursuit. The event was a part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration. About 400  people paid up to $80 each to run with the bulls. The event was fashioned after the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2002 - SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA: People participating in the 1st Annual Running of the Bulls at Rawhide in Scottsdale, Arizona, run the course with bulls in pursuit. The event was a part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration. About 400  people paid up to $80 each to run with the bulls. The event was fashioned after the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2002 - SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA: People participating in the 1st Annual Running of the Bulls at Rawhide in Scottsdale, Arizona, run the course with bulls in pursuit. The event was a part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration. About 400  people paid up to $80 each to run with the bulls. The event was fashioned after the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2002 - SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, USA: People participating in the 1st Annual Running of the Bulls at Rawhide in Scottsdale, Arizona, run the course with bulls in pursuit. The event was a part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration. About 400  people paid up to $80 each to run with the bulls. The event was fashioned after the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: LENI ROBREDO, the Vice President of the Philippines, talks to evacuees at the Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People affected by the eruption of the Mayon volcano line up for government provided financial assistance in Guinobatan. Many of the people were wearing breathing filters because a volcanic ash fall. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:  A firefighter hoses down the main street after an ash fall covered the roads in Guinobatan. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:  A firefighter hoses down the main street after an ash fall covered the roads in Guinobatan. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:  A firefighter hoses down the main street after an ash fall covered the roads in Guinobatan. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:  A firefighter hoses down the main street after an ash fall covered the roads in Guinobatan. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People wear breathing filters as they pass the church during a volcanic ash fall in Guinobatan. An ash cloud from the volcano was over the town most of the afternoon. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:  Traffic during a volcanic ash fall in Guinobatan. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:  An evacuee wearing a breathing filter because of the volcanic ash fall picks up a sack of donated supplies at the Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:  An evacuee wearing a breathing filter because of the volcanic ash fall picks up a sack of donated supplies at the Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: LENI ROBREDO, the Vice President of the Philippines, signs the school visitor book during her visit to Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:  LENI ROBREDO, the Vice President of the Philippines, talks to evacuees at the Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: LENI ROBREDO, the Vice President of the Philippines, talks to officials at the Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School. She visited with evacuees at several evacuation centers Wednesday. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: LENI ROBREDO, the Vice President of the Philippines, talks to officials at the Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School. She visited with evacuees at several evacuation centers Wednesday. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: LENI ROBREDO, the Vice President of the Philippines, talks to officials at the Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School. She visited with evacuees at several evacuation centers Wednesday. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People evacuated from the slopes of the volcano, listen to Leni Robredo, the Vice President of the Philippines, speak to them at Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School.  The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People evacuated from the slopes of the volcano, listen to Leni Robredo, the Vice President of the Philippines, speak to them at Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School.  The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People evacuated from the slopes of the volcano, listen to Leni Robredo, the Vice President of the Philippines, speak to them at Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School.  The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: LENI ROBREDO, the Vice President of the Philippines, talks to evacuees at the Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: LENI ROBREDO, the Vice President of the Philippines, talks to evacuees at the Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: LENI ROBREDO, the Vice President of the Philippines, talks to evacuees at the Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: LENI ROBREDO, the Vice President of the Philippines, talks to evacuees at the Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man rides his motorcycle through a volcanic ash fall in Guinobatan. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People affected by the eruption of the Mayon volcano line up for government provided financial assistance in Guinobatan. Many of the people were wearing breathing filters because a volcanic ash fall. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:  A man rides his bike through a volcanic ash fall in Guinobatan. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:  A pedestrian rides his bike through a volcanic ash fall in Guinobatan. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man adjusts his breathing filter during a volcanic ash fall in Guinobatan. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A pedicab driver wearing a breathing filter during a volcanic ash fall in Ligao. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A police officer with a breathing filter directs traffic in Ligao during a volcanic ash fall . The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A police officer with a breathing filter directs traffic in Ligao during a volcanic ash fall . The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A broom vender with a breathing filter walks down a street in Ligao during a volcanic ash fall . The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Workers wearing breathing filters during a volcanic ash fall in Ligao. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A bicyclist wearing a breathing filter during a volcanic ash fall in Ligao. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A woman walks down a street in Ligao, covering her mouth and nose during a volcanic ash fall. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Selling breathing filters on the street during a volcanic ash fall in Ligao. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A child sleeps in an evacuation center in Ligao. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: RECHILYN BORITO, 9, works with her brother, NEL JOHN BORITO, 7, on school work in their room in a shelter in Ligao. Most of the schools in Albay province, and all of the schools near the volcano, are closed for now. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:  JUDITH WANASEN, a social worker managing a Ligao evacuee center, talks to IGNACIO CASIM, 84 years old. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: NANCY BONABINTE with her infant son, KRISTOFF BONABINTE, 1 month old, in an evacuation center in a school in Ligao. They were evacuated from their home Tuesday, 23 January. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: CHRISTINA VILLAS with her infant daughter, JENEVIE BORJAL, 3 months old, in an evacuation center in a school in Ligao. They were evacuated from their home Tuesday, 23 January. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Evacuees line up for water at an evacuation center in a school in Ligao. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Evacuees line up for water at an evacuation center in a school in Ligao. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Evacuees line up for water at an evacuation center in a school in Ligao. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Evacuees line up for water at an evacuation center in a school in Ligao. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Evacuees laundry hanging on the outside of a school being used as an evacuation center in Ligao. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: JOSEPH CARULLO, 17, tries to comfort his nephew, ZUES TIMOTHY CASIM, 2 months old. They are temporarily living in in Ligao with 1,849 other people from the volcano. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: WINEMINDA BON, an evacuee from a community near the Mayon volcano, fries banana blossoms in the hallway of the school she is temporarily living in in Ligao with 1,849 other people from the volcano. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: MARIA MIRA CAPIL, an evacuee from a community near the Mayon volcano, fries banana blossoms in the hallway of the school she is temporarily living in in Ligao with 1,849 other people from the volcano. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Children's names written in volcanic dust on the windows in a school being used as an evacuation center. 1,849 people from the volcano are staying at the school. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on Freeman Rd, south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • July 12 - GILA BEND, AZ: Signs warning recreational users of the Sonoran Desert National Monument of the dangers of encountering illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on BLM Road 8018c south of Gila Bend, AZ, off of Interstate 8. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) put up the signs at entrances to the Sonoran Desert National Monument after off roaders reported being shot at by unknown parties and a deputy from the Pinal County Sheriff's Department was fired on and nearly killed by suspected drug dealers. The signs have ignited a firestorm in Arizona politics, conservatives and anti-immigration activists assert that the signs are proof that illegal immigration and drug smuggling is out of control in the area while others suggest that the danger is overstated and the signs are hurting Arizona tourism. A BLM spokesperson said no one has been hurt in the area by confirmed smugglers and that there are very few encounters between smugglers and tourists or off roaders in the monument.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: LENI ROBREDO, the Vice President of the Philippines, visits with families evacuated from the Mayon volcano in their room at the Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: LENI ROBREDO, the Vice President of the Philippines, talks to evacuees at the Barangay Maninila Evacuation Center in Guinobatan East Central School. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Selling breathing filters on the street during a volcanic ash fall in Ligao. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: RECHILYN BORITO, 9, works with her brother, NEL JOHN BORITO, 7, on school work in their room in a shelter in Ligao. Most of the schools in Albay province, and all of the schools near the volcano, are closed for now. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Evacuees line up for water at an evacuation center in a school in Ligao. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: LANIE TAGALO, an evacuee from a community near the Mayon volcano, looks out from the laundry hanging in the school she is temporarily living in in Ligao with 1,849 other people from the volcano. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JANUARY 2018 - LIGAO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: LANIE TAGALO, an evacuee from a community near the Mayon volcano, looks out from the laundry hanging in the school she is temporarily living in in Ligao with 1,849 other people from the volcano. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People try to light a Khom Loi lantern  during Loy Krathong at Wat Yannawa in Bangkok. The lanterns are a part of the Loy Krathong tradition in northern Thailand, and are becoming popular in Bangkok. But authorities don't allow their use in Bangkok because of the fire danger. They try to stop people from launching the lanterns in Bangkok. Loy Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November. Loy means 'to float', while krathong refers to the usually lotus-shaped container which floats on the water. Traditional krathongs are made of the layers of the trunk of a banana tree or a spider lily plant. Now, many people use krathongs of baked bread which disintegrate in the water and feed the fish. A krathong is decorated with elaborately folded banana leaves, incense sticks, and a candle. A small coin is sometimes included as an offering to the river spirits. On the night of the full moon, Thais launch their krathong on a river, canal or a pond, making a wish as they do so.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People try to light a Khom Loi lantern  during Loy Krathong at Wat Yannawa in Bangkok. The lanterns are a part of the Loy Krathong tradition in northern Thailand, and are becoming popular in Bangkok. But authorities don't allow their use in Bangkok because of the fire danger. They try to stop people from launching the lanterns in Bangkok. Loy Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November. Loy means 'to float', while krathong refers to the usually lotus-shaped container which floats on the water. Traditional krathongs are made of the layers of the trunk of a banana tree or a spider lily plant. Now, many people use krathongs of baked bread which disintegrate in the water and feed the fish. A krathong is decorated with elaborately folded banana leaves, incense sticks, and a candle. A small coin is sometimes included as an offering to the river spirits. On the night of the full moon, Thais launch their krathong on a river, canal or a pond, making a wish as they do so.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People try to light a Khom Loi lantern  during Loy Krathong at Wat Yannawa in Bangkok. The lanterns are a part of the Loy Krathong tradition in northern Thailand, and are becoming popular in Bangkok. But authorities don't allow their use in Bangkok because of the fire danger. They try to stop people from launching the lanterns in Bangkok. Loy Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November. Loy means 'to float', while krathong refers to the usually lotus-shaped container which floats on the water. Traditional krathongs are made of the layers of the trunk of a banana tree or a spider lily plant. Now, many people use krathongs of baked bread which disintegrate in the water and feed the fish. A krathong is decorated with elaborately folded banana leaves, incense sticks, and a candle. A small coin is sometimes included as an offering to the river spirits. On the night of the full moon, Thais launch their krathong on a river, canal or a pond, making a wish as they do so.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People try to light a Khom Loi lantern  during Loy Krathong at Wat Yannawa in Bangkok. The lanterns are a part of the Loy Krathong tradition in northern Thailand, and are becoming popular in Bangkok. But authorities don't allow their use in Bangkok because of the fire danger. They try to stop people from launching the lanterns in Bangkok. Loy Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November. Loy means 'to float', while krathong refers to the usually lotus-shaped container which floats on the water. Traditional krathongs are made of the layers of the trunk of a banana tree or a spider lily plant. Now, many people use krathongs of baked bread which disintegrate in the water and feed the fish. A krathong is decorated with elaborately folded banana leaves, incense sticks, and a candle. A small coin is sometimes included as an offering to the river spirits. On the night of the full moon, Thais launch their krathong on a river, canal or a pond, making a wish as they do so.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People try to light a Khom Loi lantern  during Loy Krathong at Wat Yannawa in Bangkok. The lanterns are a part of the Loy Krathong tradition in northern Thailand, and are becoming popular in Bangkok. But authorities don't allow their use in Bangkok because of the fire danger. They try to stop people from launching the lanterns in Bangkok. Loy Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November. Loy means 'to float', while krathong refers to the usually lotus-shaped container which floats on the water. Traditional krathongs are made of the layers of the trunk of a banana tree or a spider lily plant. Now, many people use krathongs of baked bread which disintegrate in the water and feed the fish. A krathong is decorated with elaborately folded banana leaves, incense sticks, and a candle. A small coin is sometimes included as an offering to the river spirits. On the night of the full moon, Thais launch their krathong on a river, canal or a pond, making a wish as they do so.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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