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 A cloud of grayish-brown lava fragments flows down the gully
of Mayon volcano as seen from Legazpi city in Albay province, 340
kilometers (212 miles) southwest of Manila, Philippines, as it continues
"quiet eruption" Saturday, July 15, 2006. The Philippine Institute of
Volcanology and Seismology, PHIVOLCS, raised the third of a five-staged
alert level of Mayon volcano after recording several earthquakes and
observing 'lava trickles' flowing down its slopes yesterday. The volcano,
a major tourist attraction because of its near-perfect cone shape, last
erupted in 2001 forcing the evacuation of 50,000 people. (Xinhua/AFP
Photo) |
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