Mayon Volcano Major Eruption Happened Today
By ARIES1973
@ARIES1973 (11426)
Legaspi, Philippines
January 22, 2018 7:01am CST
I attended a training in Gender and Development (GAD) at St. Ellis Hotel the whole day. While we were at the training hall, I already heard fellow participants talking about the eruption and the raising of the alert level to 4.
After the morning session, my office asked me if I want to see the eruption. We went to the 6th floor and got a chance to get a photo of the eruption.
People who are affected were already evacuated to the safe places in the province.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
22 Jan 18
It's horrible, I guess they some how predicted this will happen someday? I hope the people over there had already left before the ashes reach them.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
23 Jan 18
The government is doing its best to secure the residents who are affected by the eruption.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
23 Jan 18
@Letranknight2015 Thank you. We are more than 10 kilometers away from the area. We can watch the explosion when we are on top of big buildings or there are some areas where we can see the volcano clearly. An example of a good view is from another mountain.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
23 Jan 18
@ARIES1973 It's better to stay away from the area of explosion if you can.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
22 Jan 18
So you are near Mt. Mayon? in Legaspi. Hope there'll be no casualties.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
22 Jan 18
Yes, I am from Legazpi City, Albay. Thank you. I hope everyone is safe. The people thought everything is already okay so the local government allowed the evacuees to go home. But here comes the major explosion so, the LGU implemented a forced evacuation immediately. Thank you for dropping by.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
22 Jan 18
Good to know everyone is fine. We have another friend here who is also from Legaspi City, SIMPLYD .
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
23 Jan 18
@acelawritesThank you. As of now, Mayon volcano continues to spew lava fountain.
@cttolledo (5454)
• Legaspi, Philippines
23 Jan 18
Keep safe. I heard eruption strike every other 5 hours, so its dangerous.
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@cttolledo (5454)
• Legaspi, Philippines
23 Jan 18
@ARIES1973 but do you have a back up plan just in case it become worst?
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
23 Jan 18
Thank you. Yeah, it's really dangerous I hope it would stop soon. We are far from the area and the authorities are continuously monitoring the activities of the volcano.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
23 Jan 18
The volcanologists are closely monitoring the activities of the volcano since Mayon is an active volcano. To date, it already has 52 historical eruptions.
