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Philippines raises alert level at Mayon volcano

Pakistan Published 30 October 2026, 11:08 · archived 30 Oct 2026

MANILA: The Philippines raised the alert level at the ​Mayon volcano in the central province ‌of Albay on Friday after a “moderately explosive eruption.” The state seismology agency Phivolcs said ​it raised the alert to ​level three on a five-level scale. At ⁠alert level three, Mayon has ​increased chances of lava flows and ​hazardous eruptions in the coming days to weeks. People were advised to stay outside a ​6-kilometre (3.7 miles) danger zone due to ​the danger of lava flows, rockfalls, and ‌other ⁠volcanic hazards. Airlines were also told to avoid flying close to the volcano’s summit. Coo...

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