#Mayon Volcano Situation Report No. 2 26 January 2018 Situation Overview Jan. 13, 2018 – PHIVOLCS raised Alert Level 1 (abnormal) when Mayon Volcano generated a steam-driven explosion (eruptions caused by groundwater flashing to steam as it is heated by magma), producing high grayish ash plume. Jan. 14, 2018 – Alert level is raised to...
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Photo Gallery: Evacuation Center Management for Mayon folks
CDRC conducted an Evacuation Center Management training for the Mayon evacuees in Albay with the help of its regional center Tarabang Para sa Bicol (TABI), and four Social Work students from Bicol University. Pamphlets of health and sanitation were distributed, and large murals on what to do during ash falls were mounted in strategic places in the affected communities. This was supported by Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe.
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Views from the other side: travel notes from the north face of Mayon Volcano
Rising to a height of two-and-a-half kilometers in the eastern Albay seacoast, Mayon Volcano easily dominates the province’s landscape, dwarfing nearby Mt. Masaraga and Mt. Malinao, as well as the rugged terrain of the inlands. The volcano’s conical shape can even be seen from the islands of Masbate and Catanduanes, some 80 kilometers offshore. So...
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Photo Gallery: Soup and bread for Mayon children
Almost 400 children aged 9 months to 16 years old from Barangay Maninila staying inside the Travesia Elementary School Evacuation Center in Guinobatan, Albay, dined on soup and bread provided by TABI last December 27, 2009. These children have been staying in the evacuation center for almost two weeks now, since Mayon Volcano showed increased...