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Over 100 more evacuated centers as Mayon volcano in Philippines

So far, 3,876 families or 13,811 people in the Bicol Region have been shifted to safe places, Philippine News Agency reported, citing a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council statement.

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Over 100 more evacuated centers as Mayon volcano in Philippines

Authorities also launched a relief operation in the affected region and sent tents, food, and other essential items to people who have been displaced from their homes.

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Over 100 more evacuated centers as Mayon volcano in Philippines

The United Arab Emirates has also sent 50 tons of humanitarian aid to help the affected families, according to the news agency.

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Over 100 more evacuated centers as Mayon volcano in Philippines

Volcanologists in the Southeast Asian country raised Mayon to alert level three on a scale of five, signifying a "relatively high level of unrest as magma is at the crater and a warning of the increased possibility of a hazardous eruption within weeks or even days."

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Over 100 more evacuated centers as Mayon volcano in Philippines
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Over 100 more evacuated centers as Mayon volcano in Philippines