Philippines orders the forced evacuation of residents after the Mayon volcano spews ash. Nearly 15,000 people have fled their homes near the Philippines‘ most active volcano, which is undergoing a “quiet eruption” authorities warned could turn into a hazardous explosion “within weeks or even days.” Mount Mayon was spewing lava that has been quietly flowing in some places but at others erupting like a fountain, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. It has also been emitting ash which has fallen on nearby towns. “Technically, the volcano is erupting but the eruption is fairly quiet. It may escalate into a hazardous eruption,” Paul Alanis, science research specialist at the institution, told the AFP news agency. He said an explosive eruption would mean a lava fountain or spray of hot rocks and gases, which could move as fast as 60kmph.
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