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THE acting head of the Albay Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) reported that there were no casualties from the eruption of Mayon Volcano, but evacuation centers were nearing their capacity level.
The current state of unrest of Mayon Volcano in Albay is similar to its eruption in 2014, but a violent eruption still cannot be ruled out, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology director Teresito Bacolcol said yesterday.
Repeat Mayon evacuees have again built a virtual “hut city” in Albay to escape harm from a potentially hazardous eruption.
More than 20,000 residents in Albay province have now been evacuated amid Mayon Volcano’s continuing unrest
As its effusive eruption continues, lava flowing from Mayon Volcano has cascaded 1,500 meters from the summit crater, while collapsed debris were deposited 3,300 meters downslope in the last 24 hours since Friday.