MANILA, Philippines — Intense but sporadic lava fountains shot up to 500 meters above Mayon as the country’s most active volcano continues to act up.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in its 8 a.m. bulletin that there were six episodes of lava fountains from the summit crater lasting up to 58 minutes from Wednesday morning to Thursday dawn.
The lava fountains generated ash plumes that reached three to five kilometers above the crater.
Phivolcs also recorded 13 tremor events, six of which were caused by the lava fountaining events, two were episodes of pyroclastic density current generation from lava collapse and numerous rockfall events.
Alert Level 4, which means a hazardous eruption is imminent, is still hoisted over Mayon Volcano. Phivolcs has five alert levels, with Level 5 indicating that a hazardous eruption is already happening.
The number of displaced villagers swelled to more than 74,000 as Mayon continues its increasingly dangerous eruption.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said that the government has already provided a total of P26.9 million worth of assistance to Albay evacuees.
NDRRMC assured the public that the government has sufficient funds to assist the communities affected by the Mayon eruption even up to three months.
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