Evacuation ordered as Mayon threatens to erupt

Albay Gov. Joey Salceda has ordered the forced evacuation of more than 30,000 residents near the restive Mayon Volcano after state volcanologists spotted a crater glow and raised its alert level from 2 to 3 Monday night. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) heightened Mayon’s alert status at 10 p.m. after registering 39 rock fall events and 32 low frequency volcanic earthquakes during the past 24 hours. Ed Laguerta, Phivolcs’ Bicol chief, said the 2,460-meter-high Mayon is exhibiting relatively high unrest, with magma at the crater and “hazardous eruption... possible within weeks.”



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