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Mayon volcano’s pyroclastic flows reached 5.08 km — the longest runout since the current eruption began — as 287,000 people remain displaced

On May 2, a collapsing lava front on Mayon Volcano sent a superheated torrent of gas, ash, and rock 5.08 kilometers down its southeastern slopes, the longest pyroclastic flow recorded since the ...
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Mayon’s pyroclastic flows are still racing 3.8 kilometers down the mountain — 290,000 Filipinos still sheltering as the eruption stretches into its longest run on record

Albay province, Philippines – Inside the gymnasium-turned-shelter in Daraga, families sleep on cardboard mats between folding tables, their belongings stuffed into rice sacks. Outside, Mayon volcano ...