Mayon volcano ERUPTS: Incredible images of glowing red lava as Philippines raises alert
THE Mayon volcano erupted for the second time this weekend today and now incredible images from the Philippines show as bright red lava has dramatically begun spewing out the mountain.
By VICKIIE OLIPHANT
Express.co.uk
Sun, Jan 14, 2018
The volcano, located in the Albay province of central Philippines, first spewed ash on Saturday afternoon – followed by a further five-minute eruption on Sunday morning.
Since the eruptions, a “faint crater glow” has been observed, and dramatic images sent in to Express.co.uk show a bright red light being emitted from the mountain.
The incredible photographs show the glowing red lava at the peak of the 2,463 metre mountain just hours after the volcano erupted for a second time.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the alert to level 2 in the early hours of Sunday, which means that the current activity is “probably of magmatic origin, which could lead to more phreatic eruptions or eventually to hazardous magmatic eruptions.”
A phreatic eruption, also known as a phreatic explosion, occurs when magma heats ground or surface water, resulting in steam rising into the sky.
And just a few hours later, the threat was raised again from two to three as Phivolcs warned of “hazardous eruption” within weeks or days as Mayon Volcano has exhibited “high unrest” and its magma is at the crater.
Under Alert Level 3, the extension of danger zone in the sector where the crater rim is low will be considered.
Phivolcs said: “For the past 24 hours, Mayon Volcano in Albay province has noticeably increased its unrest.
The Rest…HERE
