Philippine officials have raised the alert level for Mayon, one of the country’s most active volcanos, after the country recorded escalated conditions of gas and falling debris.
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Philippines raises alert level at rumbling volcano after rockfall, quakes
The Philippines raised the alert level at the popular Mayon volcano by a notch on Thursday, after detecting volcanic earthquakes and hundreds of rockfall events.
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