Legazpi Diocese Launches Urgent Aid Drive as Mayon Unrest Displaces Thousands

200,000 affected by Mayon volcano ash cloud

Nearly 200,000 people in 124 villages in the northeastern part of the country were affected and over 5,400 fled massive plumes of ash that billowed from Mayon volcano over the weekend due to the collapse of lava deposits from its slopes, officials said.

Gov’t prepares for long-term response to Mayon’s unrest as affected population nears 200,000

The national government intensified its readiness for a prolonged relief operation in Albay as the number of residents affected by Mayon Volcano’s activity...

Legazpi diocese launches urgent aid drive as Mayon unrest displaces thousands

LEGAZPI City— The Catholic diocese in Albay province launched an urgent relief appeal Monday after Mayon Volcano’s eruption displaced thousands of families and blanketed communities in heavy ashfall. The Diocese of Legazpi’s Social Action Center is seeking cash donations, food, water and face masks for evacuees displaced after Saturday’s eruption sent massive ash clouds and […] The post Legazpi diocese launches urgent aid drive as Mayon unrest d…

Philippines' Mayon Volcano ashfall displaces 102,000 people, devastates farms and livestock

Mayon’s biggest eruption lasted for one hour on Saturday, sending tons of fragmental rocks, ash, and glass one kilometre into the air and down the mountain’s biggest gullies