NDRRMC: More than 41,000 individuals affected by Mayon unrest

Mayon Volcano’s unrest has affected a total of 41,517 individuals or 10,652 families residing in 26 barangays, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday.

Of them, 18,751 people or 5,365 families were staying in 28 evacuation centers in the Bicol Region, while 1,427 people or 408 families were seeking temporary shelters outside of evacuation centers.

NDRRMC said P130.5 million worth of assistance has been provided in the Bicol Region, so far.

A total of 397 rockfall events were recorded in Mayon Volcano in the past 24 hours, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Sunday.

As of 5 a.m., PHIVOLCS’ bulletin showed that the restive volcano in Albay also had four volcanic earthquakes and two dome collapse pyroclastic density current events.

Mayon Volcano, which is currently under Alert Level 3 due to intensified unrest, also continued to have a “very slow effusion” of lava flow from its crater, reaching up to 2.7 kilometers along the Mi-isi Gully.

Lava flow along the Bonga Gully, meanwhile, stretched to 1.3 kilometers.

There were also lava collapses on both gullies within 3.3 kilometers and 4 kilometers along the Basud Gully, said PHIVOLCS.

Mayon Volcano also emitted a moderate 1,500 meter-tall of plume which drifted southwest, south-southwest, and northwest.

It also generated 864 tonnes of sulfur dioxide flux on Saturday, July 1.

The volcano’s edifice also remained inflated.

With these, PHIVOLCS reminded the public that entry into the six-kilometer radius of Mayon Volcano’s Permanent Danger Zone is not allowed.

Flying any aircraft close to the volcano is likewise prohibited.

Hazards such as rockfalls, landslides, avalanches, ballistic fragments, lava flows, lava fountaining, pyroclastic density currents, moderate-sized explosions, and lahars during heavy and prolonged rainfall may also occur.