Mayon volcano set to erupt
December 15th 2009 21:06
Philippine authorities start evacuating roughly 50,000 people living near the Mayon volcano, as it begins spew burning mud and rocks.
Residents watch Mayon volcano at Lingon Hill as it spews ash in Legazpi city, 500 km (310 miles) south of Manila December 15, 2009. Philippine authorities started evacuating about 50,000 people from around the country's most active volcano on Tuesday as it spewed burning mud and rocks. Mayon volcano, famed for its near-perfect cone shape in a coconut-growing region of the central Philippines, started to release lava early this week and vulcanologists are expecting a major eruption in the next few days.
link to the volcano pictures
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