Mt. Mayon ejects lava anew; Alert level 4 still up over Albay

The Mayon Volcano continued to spew lava from its crater, posting an episode with a height of 600 meters early Tuesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said.

At 1:32 a.m., Phivolcs recorded a lava fountain event at the Mayon Volcano’s crater, which released ash plume with a height of 2.5 kilometers going west-southwest of Albay province.

Phivolcs stayed Alert level 4 over Albay as Mayon Volcano steadily shows “signs of eruption.”

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The Mayon Volcano emitted on Monday afternoon a huge gray column of lava fragments, ash, and steam with a height of 10 kilometers.

Phivolcs chief Renato Solidum said that the explosion propelled superheated lava, molten rocks, and steam cascading down Mayon’s slopes and enveloped Albay in darkness.                        /kga