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Within 21 minutes, the lahars descended Mayon Volcano, quickly covering and wrecking six communities. After the initial series of lahars, further ash flow descended to the ocean to the north of Mayon Volcano. [40] Areas around the volcano were inundated with 1.5 m (5 ft) of floodwaters. [46] Widespread flooding was also reported in Legazpi City ...
Mayon (Central Bikol: Bulkan Mayon; Tagalog: Bulkang Mayon, IPA:), also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol, Philippines. A popular tourist spot, it is renowned for its "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape , and is regarded as sacred in Philippine mythology .
The storm brought severe flash flooding to Legazpi, as well as lahar flow from the nearby Mayon Volcano. There were widespread power outages as well as damaged power and transmission lines in Bicol. Crops were also heavily damaged. Over 390,000 out of 1 million evacuated individuals have been displaced in the region.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued lahar advisories for the Mayon Volcano (at the time under Alert Level 3 [37]) as the trough of Doksuri brought rain over Caraga and Eastern Visayas. [38] [39] [40] Typhoon Doksuri as it continued to strengthen during the evening of July 24. On July 23, sea travel in areas of Bicol ...
Large lahars hundreds of metres wide and tens of metres deep can flow several tens of metres per second (22 mph or more), much too fast for people to outrun. [9] On steep slopes, lahar speeds can exceed 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph). [9] A lahar can cause catastrophic destruction along a potential path of more than 300 kilometres (190 mi). [10]
[49] [50] The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology also raised lahar advisories for Mayon Volcano. [51] Officials from Batanes and Ilocos Norte expressed concern about the potential for further damage to their provinces due to the expected impact of the storm, especially since these areas were still recovering from Typhoon Krathon ...
Typhoon Durian (Reming, 2006) – a typhoon which caused devastating lahar flows from the Mayon Volcano. Tropical Storm Fung-wong (Mario, 2014) – another tropical system that caused lahar flows from the Mayon Volcano. Typhoon Vongfong (Ambo, 2020) – a typhoon which took a relatively similar path to Yunya.
Mayon Volcano, the Philippines most active volcano. It has been the site of many different types of eruptions, Peléan included. Approximately 40 ravines radiate from the summit and provide pathways for frequent pyroclastic flows and mudflows to the lowlands below. Mayon's most violent eruption occurred in 1814 and was responsible for over 1200 ...