The Philippines raised the alert level today for the Mayon volcano in the central part of the country, which could erupt in the coming days, and warned citizens not to approach the area.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolks) raised the alert to the third of five levels, meaning magma is pushing inside the volcano, forming a lava dome at the top, Reuters reports.
Phivolcs urged residents within a 6-kilometer exclusion zone to evacuate due to the risk of lava flows, rockfalls and other hazards.
Mayon is the most active of the 22 volcanoes in the Philippines and has erupted more than 50 times in the last 400 years.
Its last eruption was in June 2023, when it spewed lava and harmful gases.
Phivolcs called on the civil aviation authority to advise pilots to avoid flying near the summit of Mayon because ash from a sudden eruption could be dangerous to aircraft.
The institute has recorded 346 rockfalls and four volcanic earthquakes since the beginning of this year, compared to 599 landslides in the period from November to December 2025.
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