NDRRMC: Mayon unrest displaces 20,000 people, injures 628
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 10:40 a.m.) — Over 20,000 people were displaced and 600 individuals sought medical consultations as Mayon Volcano in Albay continued to exhibit high levels of unrest, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported Monday.
The NDRRMC said in its latest report that 628 were reportedly “injured.” These cases refer to people who sought medical conditions for cough, colds, fever, and acute respiratory infection.
Around 38,961 people in Albay have been so far affected by Mayon’s unrest, which officials warned could drag on for months. More than 20,000 evacuees were taken to 28 emergency shelters in the province.
The government has so far provided P71.5 million in assistance to affected residents.
Mayon remains under Alert Level 3, indicating that magma is at the volcano’s crater and a “hazardous eruption” within days or weeks is likely.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that a “very slow effusion of lava” from Mayon’s crater continued to feed lava flows and collapse debris on the volcano’s southern and southeastern gullies
Phivolcs recorded 265 rockfall events and five fast-moving avalanches of volcanic ash, rock and gases, known as pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) in the past 24 hours. No volcanic earthquakes occurred in the same period.
It added that moderate degassing from the summit crater produced steam-laded plumes that reached 600 meters.
Earthquakes and volcanic activity are common in the Philippines due to its position on the Pacific Ring of Fire.
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