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Philippines (the):Volcano:2001/06/24

Duration	2001/06/24	Mayon, a volcano in the central Philippines erupted spectacularly Sunday, spewing lava, ash and massive boulders into the air.
Country or District	Philippines (the)
Name	Volcano

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Philippines - Mt. Mayon Volcanic Eruption
evacuated:25,576 people (4,751 families) injuries:nothing

Specific Matters

Reference On February 1, 2001, for the prevention of the disaster by volcanic eruption of Mt. Mayon in Albay province, 330 km southeast of Manila, 22,000 resident has evacuated Reference Information on the volcanic eruption of Mt. Mayon in Feb., 2000

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Report/Articles AFP 2001/7/3 Eruptive activity is waning at the Philippines' central Mayon volcano allowing the reopening of the nearby Legaspi city airport. OCHA Situation Report No.1　2001/06/25 Mt. Mayon, which lies 330 km southeast of Manila, on the Philippine island of Luzon, erupted at 14.44 hrs (local time) on Sunday 24 June 2001. BBCNews Thousands flee Philippines volcano Asahi.com (only Japanese) Risk Management on Chiyoda Fire Insurance Disaster Management Update for Volcanic Eruption PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY Hazard map CNN Thousands flee as Philippine volcano erupts

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Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center

Pictures Space Science and Engineering Center Picture by satellite around Mt. Mayon Volcano World Mt. Mayon Information