NEW INFO: Mayon Volcano in Albay Province, Philippines Downgraded to Level 3

Photo of crater glow courtesy PHIVOLCS, the service institute of the DOST for monitoring and mitigation of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunami. 

UPDATE 3.9.19 Alert level for Mayon Volcano is now at Level 3, allowing some evacuees to return to their homes.

 

Updated photos 1.31.18

UPDATE: 1.28.18 Residents are warned to watch out for LAHAR, a concrete-like flowing substance which occurs when heavy rain mixes with ash. The only way to avoid the danger is to seek higher ground. This video shows a recent LAHAR flow that occurred in Bali as a result of the ongoing eruption of Mount Agung.

Update 1.26.18:

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS-DOST) added 3 new photos.

Lava flow on the Bonga channel on southeast Mayon Volcano. (Photos taken at 2009H PST 26 January 2018 from Mayon Volcano Observatory, Lignon Hill, Legazpi City, Albay)

Update 1.25.18: Lava Fountaining:

UPDATE 1.22.18

Alert Level Raised to 4.

UPDATE 1.21.18

Lava fountaining from Mayon Volcano crater at 10:45 PST 21 January 2018. (Photo taken from Mayon Volcano Observatory, Lignon Hill, Legazpi City, Albay)

UPDATE 1.20.18

20 January 2018
Quiet lava effusion from the new summit lava dome and lava collapse events characterized Mayon Volcano’s eruptive activity in the past 24 hours. Five (5) rockfall events were recorded by Mayon’s seismic monitoring network. Rockfall events were generated by the collapsing lava front and margins of the advancing lava flow on the Miisi Gully and by shedding from the summit dome onto the Bonga Gully. Currently, the
Miisi lava flow has advanced to three (3) kilometers from the summit crater well within the PDZ. Ash clouds were lofted from the rockfall events as well as from the persistent disintegration of lava on the advancing front of the Miisi lava flow before drifting to the southwest.
Alert Level 3 remains in effect over Mayon Volcano, which means that it is currently in a relatively high level of unrest as magma is at the crater and hazardous eruption is possible within weeks or even days.

Courtesy: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Ce ter, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines
NDRRMC UPDATE
SitRep No. 11 re Mayon Volcano Phreatic Eruption


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UPDATE 1.17.18: A photo of the erupting volcano sparks interest in the creation myth surrounding the Mayon Volcano.

Mayon Volcano spawns ash clouds as seen on January 17, 2018. Ciriaco Santiago III, ABS-CBN News

Photo of Mayon Volcano sparks romance in social media users’ hearts: read full story:

http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/01/18/18/photo-of-mayon-volcano-sparks-romance-in-social-media-users-hearts


UPDATE: As of 02:00 AM, 16 January 2018, a total of 5,318 families / 21,823 persons were affected in 25 barangays in the municipalities/cities of Camalig, Guinobatan, Ligao City, Daraga, Tabaco City, and Malilipot in the Province of Albay (Region V) and are currently staying in designated 18 evacuation centers.

Evacuations have taken place in areas closer than 7 km.

It is currently listed at a level 3, which is not yet the highest alert.

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/639651/mayon-volcano-alert-levels-explained/story/