Evacuees receive aid as Philippine volcano continues to spew lava and ash

Record ID: 991013

  • Title: Evacuees receive aid as Philippine volcano continues to spew lava and ash
  • Date: 26th January 2018
  • Summary: ALBAY PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES (JANUARY 26, 2018) (REUTERS) TIMELAPSE OF CLOUDS PASSING BY MOUNT MAYON SPEWING ASH PLUME (MUTE) TIMELAPSE OF MOUNT MAYON SPEWING ASH PLUME (MUTE) MOUNT MAYON SPEWING ASH PLUME VARIOUS OF RAINBOW APPEARING IN FRONT OF MOUNT MAYON
  • Embargoed: 9th February 2018 07:18
  • Keywords: Philippines volcano Albay Mount Mayon erupts
  • Location: ALBAY PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES
  • City: ALBAY PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES
  • Country: Philippines
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA0037ZQZP6T
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Hundreds of Filipino evacuees fleeing an active volcano in central Philippines on Friday (January 26) received medical assistance from the health ministry and military.
    Health workers gave free check ups and medicine to elderly women and children as evacuation centre begin to fill up.
    The state disaster agency estimates at least 75,500 people have fled towns surrounding the volcano, most of whom are currently staying at schools converted into evacuation centers. The health ministry said toilet facilities for displaced residents have not kept up with the influx of evacuees at evacuation centers, but said it is rushing to address the issue.
    Mount Mayon's alert remains just one notch below the highest level of 5 since being raised from level 3 on Tuesday (January 23). The provincial government has expanded the no-go area around the 2,462-metre (8,077-feet) Mayon to a radius of 9 kilometres.
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