Mayon Volcano’s alert level raised to 3 after eruption
What happened
Mayon Volcano in Albay province erupted on Oct 30, and the Philippine state volcanology agency responded by lifting the alert from Level 2 to Level 3.
The blast began at 11:53am, lasted nearly six minutes and threw a greyish ash column 3,000m over the crater, drifting west-south-west, according to Phivolcs.
Level 3 signals that the volcano is entering a new phase of magmatic eruption, with higher odds of lava flows and deadly pyroclastic currents on its upper and middle slopes within days to weeks, Phivolcs said.
Phivolcs recommended evacuating the 6km permanent danger zone and urged vigilance against lahars and sediment-laden streamflows in channels draining the volcano.
Ashfall is expected in Daraga, Guinobatan and nearby towns in Albay, and the agency said it will most likely settle on the south side given current winds.
Rappler reported that Mayon had stood at Level 3 from Jan 6 for about seven months, dropped to Level 2 on Aug 5 and stayed there until this eruption.
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- 2026-10-30 05:30 UTCInquirer · newsinfo.inquirer.net ↗
- 2026-10-30 05:38 UTCStraits Times · straitstimes.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 05:45 UTCRappler · rappler.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 06:27 UTCArab News · arabnews.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 06:33 UTCCNA same text as Arab News · channelnewsasia.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 07:37 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 07:51 UTCLe Monde · lemonde.fr ↗
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