![]() ![]() 62,000 people have been evacuated from their homes due to the volcano and are staying in 57 evacuation centres. On 26 February, 36 separate lava eruptions lasting up to 19 minutes occurred. A level 4 alert remains in effect over the volcano. (OCHA, ).Īs of 26 February, the number of people affected by the eruption of Mount Mayon has risen to over 90,000. The health department has deployed a team from the regional and provincial health offices to reassess the health conditions in evacuation centers, while NGOs are conducting psychosocial activities for children living inside evacuation centers. Up to 90,000 people in six municipalities and two cities of Albay province are affected, with 62,000 people currently in 57 evacuation centres. (OCHA, ).Īs of 19 February 2018, a Level 4 alert remains raised over Mayon Volcano. Medical missions and psychosocial activities, as well as food and non-food items, are being delivered at the emergency centres for displaced people. The Department of Agriculture has provided farm supplies and materials to 10,500 affected farmers. ![]() The Mayon seismic monitoring network recorded 108 volcanic related earthquakes as of 11 February that resulted in lava fountains. (OCHA, ).Īs of 10 February, 88,500 people from 61 barangays have been displaced due to the Mayon Volcano, with most people staying in emergency centres. A total of 57 schools and 91,300 students within the 6-9-kilometer danger zones are affected. As of 5 February, 86,000 people are affected, with 65,000 people staying in 59 evacuation centres. The volcano is showing high levels of continuing unrest, with lava fountains and frequent ash explosions occurring several times a day, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) (OCHA, ).Īccording to the Department of Social Welfare and Development, 90,183 persons have been affected by the eruption, with 72,872 taking temporary shelter in 76 evacuation centers (Govt. ![]() (OCHA, )Īs of January 30, Alert level-4 (hazardous eruption imminent) remains in effect over Mayon Volcano. Lack of drinking water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene and dignity kits have been noted in areas where evacuees are staying. The majority of displaced people are staying in 74 evacuation centres. (OCHA, )Īs of 29 January, nearly 90,000 people have been evacuated from their homes due to ongoing eruptions at Mount Mayon. Around 60,500 people have been displaced and are sheltered in 52 evacuation centres or are being hosted by relatives and friends. On, the danger zone has been further extended to a 9 km radius. As of 22 January, 7,900 families (30,000 people) have evacuated from seven Albay municipalities neighbouring Mount Mayon. The danger zone was extended to an 8 km radius, up from a previous 7 km where local authorities were advised to prevent any human activity due to the danger of rockfalls, landslides and sudden explosions or dome collapse that may generate hazardous volcanic flows. ![]() On, alert level-4 (hazardous eruption imminent) was raised over Mayon Volcano located in Albay province. As of 15 January, a total of 5,318 families (21,823 people) have been displaced, with 4,134 families (16,877) staying in 18 evacuation centres. As a result of the heightened alert level, precautionary evacuations have been conducted in 25 villages (barangays) in 3 municipalities and 2 cities. PHILVOLCS recommended that the 6-km permanent danger zone and a 7-km extended danger zone be enforced due to the danger of rockfalls, landslides and sudden explosions or dome collapse that may generate hazardous volcanic flows. Furthermore, on 16 January, lava flow and more rockfall events and short pyroclastic flows were also observed. Ash clouds were also produced with ashfalls reported in 29 villages (barangays) in the municipalities of Camalig and Guinobatan in the southwest of the volcano. On the morning of 15 January 2018, two lava collapse events occurred in the volcano, producing rockfall and small-volume pyroclastic density currents. On the evening of 14 January, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOLCS) raised Mayon Volcano’s alert level from II to III, signifying that Mayon has increased tendency towards hazardous eruption. ![]()
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