Philippines Mayon Volcano Stirring, 30,000 Households Affected
The Philippines' Mayon Volcano was raised to Alert Level 3 yesterday due to increased magma disturbance, affecting over 30,000 households, with 1,400 evacuated to temporary shelters. This is the third highest alert level out of six.
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(Central News Agency, Reporter Lin Hsing-chien, Manila, May 3rd) The Philippines' Mayon Volcano was raised to Alert Level 3 yesterday due to increased magma disturbance, affecting over 30,000 households, with more than 1,400 households evacuated to temporary shelters.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) raised Mayon Volcano's alert level to 3 yesterday and maintained it today, stipulating that all people are prohibited from entering the Permanent Danger Zone within a 6-kilometer radius of the volcano.
The Philippine volcano alert mechanism has a total of 6 levels: 0 means the volcano is calm, 1 is low volcanic unrest, 2 is moderate volcanic unrest, 3 is high volcanic unrest, 4 means a hazardous eruption is imminent, and 5 represents a hazardous eruption in progress.
Diego Mariano, Deputy Spokesperson for the Philippine Office of Civil Defense (OCD), said today that about 30,500 households are affected by the volcanic activity, with over 1,400 households evacuated to temporary shelters.
Mariano added that to mitigate the impact of volcanic ash, local disaster relief departments have deployed water sprinklers and distributed N95 masks to affected residents.
According to a PHIVOLCS report, over the past 24 hours, continuous lava effusion has been observed from the main crater, ashfall has occurred in the southwestern areas of the volcano, and sulfur dioxide emissions reached 1586 tons in a single day on May 1st.
In addition, ground monitoring shows that Mayon Volcano's edifice has briefly inflated and deformed, and 32 volcanic earthquakes have been recorded, reflecting the continued accumulation of magma pressure.
Mayon Volcano is located in Albay Province in southern Luzon and is one of the 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines. (Edited by Tian Rui-hua) 1150503
(Central News Agency, Reporter Lin Hsing-chien, Manila, May 3rd) The Philippines' Mayon Volcano was raised to Alert Level 3 yesterday due to increased magma disturbance, affecting over 30,000 households, with more than 1,400 households evacuated to temporary shelters.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) raised Mayon Volcano's alert level to 3 yesterday and maintained it today, stipulating that all people are prohibited from entering the Permanent Danger Zone within a 6-kilometer radius of the volcano.
The Philippine volcano alert mechanism has a total of 6 levels: 0 means the volcano is calm, 1 is low volcanic unrest, 2 is moderate volcanic unrest, 3 is high volcanic unrest, 4 means a hazardous eruption is imminent, and 5 represents a hazardous eruption in progress.
Diego Mariano, Deputy Spokesperson for the Philippine Office of Civil Defense (OCD), said today that about 30,500 households are affected by the volcanic activity, with over 1,400 households evacuated to temporary shelters.
Mariano added that to mitigate the impact of volcanic ash, local disaster relief departments have deployed water sprinklers and distributed N95 masks to affected residents.
According to a PHIVOLCS report, over the past 24 hours, continuous lava effusion has been observed from the main crater, ashfall has occurred in the southwestern areas of the volcano, and sulfur dioxide emissions reached 1586 tons in a single day on May 1st.
In addition, ground monitoring shows that Mayon Volcano's edifice has briefly inflated and deformed, and 32 volcanic earthquakes have been recorded, reflecting the continued accumulation of magma pressure.
Mayon Volcano is located in Albay Province in southern Luzon and is one of the 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines. (Edited by Tian Rui-hua) 1150503