Philippines evacuates people near Mayon Volcano, where more unrest indicates eruption may be coming

Philippines evacuates people near Mayon Volcano, where more unrest indicates eruption may be coming

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https://apnews.com/article/mayon-volcano-philippines-49a2623acb28a3779607bcb77bef26ea

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops, police and rescue workers began forcibly evacuating residents near Mayon Volcano on Friday as its increasing unrest indicated a violent eruption of one of the country’s most active volcanoes is possible within weeks or days.

The area within a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) radius of Mayon's crater is supposed to be off-limits due to possible volcanic emissions, lava flows, rockfalls and other hazards. But many poor villagers have built houses and tended farms in Mayon's danger zone over the years.