Photos: Mayon volcano in Philippines puts on a deadly show

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Scientists observe what they call "incandescent rockfall shed from new fluidal lava" rolling down from the summit of Mayon Volcano in Albay on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Photo taken at about 9.30pm local time. On Friday, Philippine troops, police and rescue workers began forcibly evacuating residents near Mayon Volcano as its increasing unrest indicated a violent eruption of one of the country’s most active volcanoes is possible within weeks or days. Image Credit: Courtesy: Jericho Salas | Facebook

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Red-hot lava cascade down the Pacific-facing side of Mayon Volcano as of 9.35pm local time on Thursday, June 8, 2023, in eastern Philippines hours after local volcanologists raised community alert to Level 3, denoting a “relatively high unrest“. Image Credit: Courtesy: Jericho Salas | Facebook

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The crater of Mayon Volcano exhibits a glow — locally known as “banaag" — around its summit lava dome early Friday evening (June 9, 2023). The Mayon Volcano Network, a digital data gathering system, recorded 28 rockfall events since 5 am on Friday. However, there was no volcanic earthquake recorded in Friday, according to volcanologists. Image Credit: Philvolcs | DOST

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Mt Mayon spewing white smoke Thursday (June 8, 2023) as seen from Legazpi City, in Albay Province, south-east of Manila. The area within a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) radius of Mayon's crater is designed off-limits due to possible volcanic emissions, lava flows, rockfalls and other hazards. But many poor villagers have built houses and tended farms in Mayon's danger zone over the years. Image Credit: AFP

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Superheated streams of gas, debris and rocks cascaded down Mt. Mayon’s upper slope, indicating activity below the surface that could precede a hazardous eruption. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the status of Mayon Volcano in Albay province to Alert Level 3. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said an evacuation of residents from the permanent danger zone was underway Friday and promised to provide aid to the displaced until the crisis ended. File photo taken April 30, 2023. Image Credit: Jay Hilotin

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Mayon is the most active volcano in the Philippines, erupting over 52 times in the past 500 years. A view of Mount Mayon (2,463 metres above sea level) spewing white smoke as seen in this file photo. Image Credit: Screengrab

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While smoke is seen billowing out of Mount Mayon early on Thurdsay morning, as recorded by a government-run monitoring facility. Image Credit: DOST | Phivolcs

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Camera footage of the pyroclastic density current (PDC) event at 06:18 AM PST on Thursday June 8, 2023, recorded from the Mayon Volcano Observatory. Image Credit: DOST | Phivolcs

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A screengrab shows a plane crossing paths with the rumbling Mount Mayon volcano on Thursday morning, June 8, 2023. The photo was shared by John Gouchenouer on Facebook. Image Credit: John Gouchenouer | Facebook

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Rockfall from the Mt Mayon’s crater is recorded by retired US professor John Gouchenouer, a resident of Albay province, in eastern Philippines and shared on social media. In the last 24 hours, more than 70 rockfall have been recorded by volcanologists. Image Credit: John Gouchenouer | Facebook

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Volcano spews ash. Philippine scientists said that a "hazardous eruption" of Mt. Mayon could be days or weeks away, and urged the evacuation of nearby residents from their homes. [https://gulfnews.com/1.1686212631791] Image Credit: AFP

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Hundreds of families living around Mount Mayon in central Albay province are expected to be moved to safer areas after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alarm. Image Credit: Jay Hilotin

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Mayon is considered one of the most volatile of the country's 24 active volcanoes. File photo taken April 30, 2023... Image Credit: Jay Hilotin | Gulf News

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