MAYON VOLCANO

Mount Mayon or Mayon Volcano• found in the easrtern part of albay

• rises 2462 meters above sea level and covers 314 sq km• composite volcano• most active volcano in the

Philippines• nearly perfect cone• famous tourist spot in the

Philippines

• FEBRUARY 2000• NOVEMBER 2006 • DECEMBER 2009 • MAY 2013• SEPTEMBER

2014

ALBAY IS VULNERABLE

TO:ACCORDING TO THE STUDY CONDUCTED BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORKALBAY IS ONE OF THE MOST DISASTER-PRONE PROVINCES IN THE COUNTRY

• MT. MAYON’S VOLCANIC ERUPTION

• TYPHOONS• STORM SURGES• FLOODS

AND OVER 198 000 HOUSES ARE THREATENED WITH

DISTRUCTION FROM STORM SURGESAND AT LEAST 350 000

PEOPLE NEED TO BE EVACUATED

Publicsafety and emergency management office