Manila (EFE) people in the northeast of the country.
According to the daily report published by Phivolcs, in the last 24 hours Mayón has not registered any earthquake, but the emission of sulfur dioxide has increased and there have been thirteen episodes of volcanic rock falls, which indicates that the volcanic activity is not subsides after two weeks in eruption.
effusive eruption
Until now, the Mayón has experienced an effusive eruption, which involves the expulsion of flowing lava or molten rocks, in contrast to an explosive eruption, in which the magma fragments into ashes or rocks, with a much greater destructive capacity, according to Phivolcs. .
The seismological agency detailed that the lava reached a distance of 2.5 kilometers along the Mi-isi ravine in the city of Daraga and the Bonga ravine in the city of Legazpi (200,000 inhabitants), both in the province of Albay ( island of Luzon), where the volcano is located.
For his part, the director of Phivolcs, Teresito Bacolcol, implored the citizens who are still in evacuation centers to “please stay there… Do not return to the permanent danger zone for your safety,” in an interview with the local media. Teleradio.
More than 20,000 people have been evacuated
So far, more than 20,000 people have been evacuated, but if the Mayón alert – now at 3 out of a maximum of 5 – is raised to level 4, tens of thousands of people should be evacuated, according to what the Emergency services reiterated this week. nationals.
In addition, Phivolcs once again stressed in his daily report the risk of landslides or lahars: avalanches of ash, mud and sediment that the Mayón spits out and accumulates on the slopes of the volcano.
Due to the beauty of its almost perfect conical shape, the Mayón volcano is also one of the great tourist attractions in the area.
Its last eruption occurred in 2018, when more than 75,000 people had to be evacuated. The most lethal eruption of Mayón occurred in 1814, when some 1,200 people perished, buried by rivers of lava and falling volcanic rocks, according to estimates published by Phivolcs.