Philippines’ Mayon volcano spews lava as thousands told to prepare to flee
Over 13,000 people already evacuated but many more may have to leave if eruption turns violent
The Philippines’ most active volcano was spewing lava down its slopes on Monday, prompting officials to warn tens of thousands of villagers to be prepared to flee their homes if the gentle eruption turns into a powerful and life-threatening explosion.
More than 13,000 people have left the mostly poor farming communities within a 6km (3.7-mile) radius of Mount Mayon’s crater in mandatory evacuations since volcanic activity increased last week. But an unspecified number of people remain within the permanent danger zone below Mayon, an area long declared off-limits but where generations have lived and farmed because they had nowhere else to go.
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