Philippines evacuates nearly 13,000 people due to volcanic eruption.

Philippine seismologists said on June 11 that they had recorded at least one volcanic earthquake in the past 24 hours and that red-hot rocks were falling from Mount Mayon in the central province of Albay.

Mount Mayon erupted with smoke on June 8th.

The Philippine Civil Defense Office said more than 12,800 people have been taken to evacuation centers, most of them from villages near the foot of the volcano.

During a press conference on June 11, Philippine Health Minister Teodoro Herbosa said there were health risks to being near the eruption due to inhaling sulfur dioxide or ash particles.

Image of Mount Mayon taken on June 9th.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

Mount Mayon, located about 330 km southeast of the capital Manila, is considered one of the most unstable of the Philippines' 24 active volcanoes.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reports that hot rocks are falling from a crumbling lava dome at the volcano's crater. Volcanologists say the rocks are raining down as far as 2 kilometers and sulfur dioxide levels tripled on June 10.

Residents of Daraga town, Albay province, evacuated on June 9.

On June 8, the volcanic alert was raised from level 2 to level 3 on a 5-level scale in the Philippines, and authorities warned of the risk of respiratory illness from inhaling volcanic smoke.

On June 10, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged citizens to comply with evacuation recommendations and guidelines from local authorities.

Earthquakes and volcanic activity are frequent occurrences in the Philippines because the country lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates collide.

Five years ago, tens of thousands of people were evacuated after the Mayon volcano erupted, spewing millions of tons of ash, rocks, and lava.

The most powerful eruption in the country in recent decades was that of Mount Pinatubo in 1991, which killed more than 800 people. That disaster created a cloud of ash that traveled thousands of kilometers.

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