Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts lava

On December 15, tens of thousands of villagers in the Philippines had to leave their homes when one of the most active volcanoes in the country sprayed lava and blew up high-dust clouds.

The military and police have promptly evacuated people from the "danger zone" around the foot of Mayon volcano, Albay province, Philippines, while authorities have not ruled out a major eruption. half.

Villagers living near the volcanic area had to evacuate the danger zone.(Photo: Reuters)

Official in charge of the area's disaster relief campaign, Cedric Daep, said authorities intend to evacuate nearly 50,000 people from villages within an 8km radius of the volcano from now until December 16. .

Speaking on local media network ABS-CBN, Albay Province Governor Joey Salceda announced that by the evening of December 15, nearly 21,000 people had been evacuated from the area.

He said: "Zero casualties are still our province's target" and argue that Albay province can successfully organize a large-scale evacuation before any eruption occurs.

Mr. Salceda said he wanted the government to issue a "disaster warning" across the province so that the special disaster fund could start operating.

Earlier, on December 14, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (PIVS) raised the warning level for Mayon volcano to level 3.

However, the institute also said that Mayon volcano could "calm down" without erupting.

Mayon is a volcano located in a rural area 330km southeast of Manila, Philippines.

According to statistics, this volcano has erupted a total of 48 times in the past few years and claimed thousands of lives.