the eruption of the Mayon volcano in the Philippines; The column of ash rose up to a height of 3 kilometers Mayon volcano, one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines, erupted yesterday and sent a huge column of ash about 3 kilometers into the sky. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Pivolex), the eruption began at 11:53 a.m. local time and lasted for about six minutes. According to the Philippine authorities, after rising from the mouth of the volcano, the dense column of ash moved to the west and southwest under the influence of the wind, and there is a possibility of ash rain in nearby residential areas. Following this eruption, the Philippine authorities raised the alert level of the Mayon volcano from level 2 to level 3 on a scale of five levels; An action that means Mayon is entering a "new phase of magmatic eruption" and increases the possibility of dangerous pyroclastic and lava flows in the coming days and weeks. Accordingly, the forced evacuation of the six kilometer area around the crater, known as the "permanent danger zone", began.