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3-km high ash explosion recorded in Mayon

| December 18, 2009 | 1 Comment

The Philippines’ most active volcano oozed lava and shot up plumes of ash, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes and face the possibility of a bleak Christmas in a shelter. State volcanologists raised the alert level on the cone-shaped, 2,460-metre Mayon volcano to two steps below a major eruption after ash explosions late [...]

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