8 areas in Albay under state of calamity—Albay gov | Inquirer News

8 areas in Albay under state of calamity—Albay gov

By: - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ
/ 01:19 PM September 16, 2014

Residents living near Mayon Volcano take a closer look at the lava in Barangay Mabinit, Legazpi City. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

Residents living near Mayon Volcano take a closer look at the lava in Barangay Mabinit, Legazpi City. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines – Albay Governor Joey Salceda on Tuesday declared a state of calamity in eight areas after alert level three was raised on Mayon Volcano, a radio report said.

Under a state of calamity are Sto. Domingo, Malilipot, Tabaco City, Ligao, Guinobatan, Camalig, Daraga and Legazpi City, the report said.

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The declaration of the state of the calamity will allow local government units to provide assistance to the affected areas, Salceda said.

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Under the five-step alert level of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, three means that Mayon is in a state of “relatively high unrest” characterized by:

* frequent volcanic quakes and tremor;

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*further increase in SO2 flux;

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*rockfalls in summit area;

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*gigorous steaming / sustained crater glow;

*persistent swelling of edifice.

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Wth Mayon’s present state, Phivolcs is strictly imposing the six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone and the seven to eight-km Extended Danger Zone.

On Monday night, 12,000 residents in three cities and three towns in Albay were evacuated.

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Mayon Volcano restive; Alert Level 3 raised

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