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
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