Philippines’ most active volcano forces 18,000 people to flee to emergency shelters
Mayon volcano belches hot emissions down its slope as seen from Daraga town, Albay province, northeastern Philippines, Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
A GENTLE eruption of the Philippines’ most active volcano that has forced nearly 18,000 people to flee to emergency shelters could last for months and create a protracted crisis, officials said today.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr flew to north-eastern Albay province to meet villagers who had been forced to evacuate from mostly poor farming communities within a 3.7-mile radius of the Mayon volcano’s crater since volcanic activity spiked last week.
Authorities enforced a mandatory evacuation of tens of thousands of villagers living within a permanent danger zone around the volcano.
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