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Mayon Volcano spews ash 3-km high Tuesday afternoon


Mayon Volcano again released ash that went up as high as three kilometers on Tuesday afternoon, according to a report by Allan Gatus on Super Radyo dzBB.

Scientists are further gathering information on the newest activity of the restive volcano, the report said, citing resident volcanologist Ed Laguerta.

This event followed a phreatomagmatic eruption at 8:54 a.m., the same type of explosion that sent thousands of residents fleeing back to temporary shelters on Monday after being sent home last week.

Alert Level 4 is still raised over the volcano, which means a hazardous eruption is possible within hours or days.

State volcanologists are watching out for indicators such as continuous eruptions and prolonged lava fountaining that would prompt them to hike up the alert level to 5, the highest notch which means a hazardous eruption is underway.

In its latest Mayon Volcano bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported that it recorded two explosion-type earthquakes, 15 tremor events, 35 rockfall events and two pyroclastic flows from lava collapse events in the last 24 hours.

It also recorded five instances of “intense but sporadic” lava fountaining that lasted between three to 30 minutes and happened from 9:37 p.m. Monday to 5:25 a.m. Tuesday.

Almost 36,000 people from the Mayon’s permanent and extended danger zones have been evacuated to safer areas as of Tuesday morning. —Nicole-Anne Lagrimas/KBK, GMA News

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