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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A family in their temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The family lives on the slopes of the Mayon volcano and was evacuated because of the volcano's recent eruptions. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A child sleeps in the temporary shelter her parents built in a field in Santo Domingo. The family lives on the slopes of the Mayon volcano and was evacuated because of the volcano's recent eruptions. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A family in their temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The family lives on the slopes of the Mayon volcano and was evacuated because of the volcano's recent eruptions. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano builds a temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano builds a temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano builds a temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano builds a temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano builds a temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A mother and her daughter, evacuated from their home on the Mayon volcano walk between the tents and thatched huts in an evacuee shelter in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man picks up saplings he cut to use as tent poles in an impromptu shelter for people evacuated from the slopes of the Mayon volcano. Many evacuees in Santo Domingo are putting up temporary shelters along the Legazpi - Tabaco Road, which runs through Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People evacuated from their homes on the Mayon volcano wash their clothes and dishes at a well across the street from a shelter. Mayon Volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the most impacted communities on the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: JULIAN BALAGERNO, 23, in her tent in the Barangay Lidong shelter. She is more than 8 months pregnant and expecting to give birth at the shelter. She was evacuated from her home on the slopes of the Mayon Volcano. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents and huts on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: JULIAN BALAGERNO, 23, in her tent in the Barangay Lidong shelter. She is more than 8 months pregnant and expecting to give birth at the shelter. She was evacuated from her home on the slopes of the Mayon Volcano. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents and huts on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A woman water from a tank for evacuees from the Mayon Volcano living in tents at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A family in their temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The family lives on the slopes of the Mayon volcano and was evacuated because of the volcano's recent eruptions. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A child sleeps in the temporary shelter her parents built in a field in Santo Domingo. The family lives on the slopes of the Mayon volcano and was evacuated because of the volcano's recent eruptions. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A woman who was evacuated from the Mayon volcano knocks rainwater off the roof of the tent she's living in in a field near Santo Domingo. Mayon Volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the most impacted communities on the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2018 - LEGAZPI, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:  Philippine Express Airlines flight 2922, enroute Manila, an Airbus A320, flies past the Mayon volcano after departing Legazpi. The Mayon volcano started erupting in the middle of January. The airspace around the volcano has been closed off and on for more than week. The airport is about 13 kilometers from the volcano and the ash clouds from Mayon pose a threat to aircraft engines. More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from their homes around the volcano.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People evacuated from the slopes of the Mayon volcano in an impromptu shelter they built on the side of the Legazpi - Tabaco Road, which runs through Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man picks up saplings he cut to use as tent poles in an impromptu shelter for people evacuated from the slopes of the Mayon volcano. Many evacuees in Santo Domingo are putting up temporary shelters along the Legazpi - Tabaco Road, which runs through Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Thatched huts and tents for evacuees from the Mayon Volcano at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents and huts on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A woman walks between thatched huts and tents for evacuees from the Mayon Volcano at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents and huts on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano chops firewood next to his temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano chops firewood next to his temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A woman and her child, both evacuated from the home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano, walk through field where they've built their temporary shelter. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano builds a temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A girl walks between thatched huts for evacuees from the Mayon Volcano at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents and huts on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People evacuated from the slopes of the Mayon volcano with their old Shelter Box tent on the side of the Legazpi - Tabaco Road, which runs through Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People evacuated from the slopes of the Mayon volcano in an impromptu shelter they built on the side of the Legazpi - Tabaco Road, which runs through Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man picks up saplings he cut to use as tent poles in an impromptu shelter for people evacuated from the slopes of the Mayon volcano. Many evacuees in Santo Domingo are putting up temporary shelters along the Legazpi - Tabaco Road, which runs through Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Thatched huts and tents for evacuees from the Mayon Volcano at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents and huts on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Thatched huts and tents for evacuees from the Mayon Volcano at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents and huts on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A woman walks between thatched huts and tents for evacuees from the Mayon Volcano at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents and huts on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A woman walks between thatched huts and tents for evacuees from the Mayon Volcano at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents and huts on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A woman walks between thatched huts and tents for evacuees from the Mayon Volcano at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents and huts on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated off the Mayon volcano splits bamboo for the hut he is building at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated off the Mayon volcano splits bamboo for the hut he is building at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man digs a drainage ditch for evacuees from the Mayon Volcano living in tents at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Evacuees from the Mayon Volcano living in tents at Barangay Lidong shelter get water from a tap near a school agricultural project. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano chops firewood next to his temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano chops firewood next to his temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A temporary shelter in a field near Santo Domingo for people evacuated from the Mayon volcano. Mayon Volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the most impacted communities on the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A woman and her child, both evacuated from the home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano, walk through field where they've built their temporary shelter. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - LEGAZPI, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Lava flows from the cone of the Mayon volcano Monday night, as seen from Legazpi, about 12 kilometers from the volcano. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People who live on the slopes of Mayon volcano rush out of the area after the a large eruption in the volcano Monday. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People who live on the slopes of Mayon volcano rush out of the area after the a large eruption in the volcano Monday. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People who live on the slopes of Mayon volcano rush out of the area after the a large eruption in the volcano Monday. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People who live on the slopes of Mayon volcano rush out of the area after the a large eruption in the volcano Monday. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People who live on the slopes of Mayon volcano rush out of the area after the a large eruption in the volcano Monday. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People who live on the slopes of Mayon volcano rush out of the area after the a large eruption in the volcano Monday. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People who live on the slopes of Mayon volcano rush out of the area after the a large eruption in the volcano Monday. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People who live on the slopes of Mayon volcano wait for a ride out of the area after the a large eruption in the volcano Monday. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People who live on the slopes of Mayon volcano rush out of the area after the a large eruption in the volcano Monday. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:   Students at Muladbucad Grande Elementary School in Guinobatan wear face masks in a class about volcano preparation. Several communities in Guinobatan were hit ash falls from the eruptions of the Mayon volcano and many people wore face masks to protect themselves from the ash. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A child in Guinobatan wears a face mask because of an ash fall caused by the eruption of Mayon volcano. Several communities in Guinobatan were hit ash falls from the eruptions of the Mayon volcano and many people wore face masks to protect themselves from the ash. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A cow grazes about 10 kilometers from Mayon volcano while the volcano erupts. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2018 - LEGAZPI, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:  Philippine Express Airlines flight 2922, enroute Manila, an Airbus A320, flies past the Mayon volcano (lower center, below wing) after departing Legazpi. The Mayon volcano started erupting in the middle of January. The airspace around the volcano has been closed off and on for more than week. The airport is about 13 kilometers from the volcano and the ash clouds from Mayon pose a threat to aircraft engines. More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from their homes around the volcano.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2018 - LEGAZPI, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:  Philippine Express Airlines flight 2922, enroute Manila, an Airbus A320, flies past the Mayon volcano after departing Legazpi. The Mayon volcano started erupting in the middle of January. The airspace around the volcano has been closed off and on for more than week. The airport is about 13 kilometers from the volcano and the ash clouds from Mayon pose a threat to aircraft engines. More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from their homes around the volcano.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2018 - LEGAZPI, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Passengers get off Philippine Express Airlines flight 2921, from Manila, an Airbus A320, at the Legazpi airport with Mayon volcano in the background. The Mayon volcano started erupting in the middle of January. The airspace around the volcano has been closed off and on for more than week. The airport is about 13 kilometers from the volcano and the ash clouds from Mayon pose a threat to aircraft engines. More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from their homes around the volcano.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2018 - LEGAZPI, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Passengers get off Philippine Express Airlines flight 2921, from Manila, an Airbus A320, at the Legazpi airport with Mayon volcano in the background. The Mayon volcano started erupting in the middle of January. The airspace around the volcano has been closed off and on for more than week. The airport is about 13 kilometers from the volcano and the ash clouds from Mayon pose a threat to aircraft engines. More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from their homes around the volcano.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2018 - LEGAZPI, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES:  The Mayon volcano as seen from the Legazpi Airport. The Mayon volcano started erupting in the middle of January. The airspace around the volcano has been closed off and on for more than week. The airport is about 13 kilometers from the volcano and the ash clouds from Mayon pose a threat to aircraft engines. More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from their homes around the volcano.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man picks up saplings he cut to use as tent poles in an impromptu shelter for people evacuated from the slopes of the Mayon volcano. Many evacuees in Santo Domingo are putting up temporary shelters along the Legazpi - Tabaco Road, which runs through Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Thatched huts and tents for evacuees from the Mayon Volcano at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents and huts on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: JULIAN BALAGERNO, 23, in her tent in the Barangay Lidong shelter. She is more than 8 months pregnant and expecting to give birth at the shelter. She was evacuated from her home on the slopes of the Mayon Volcano. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents and huts on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A woman walks between thatched huts and tents for evacuees from the Mayon Volcano at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents and huts on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A woman walks between thatched huts and tents for evacuees from the Mayon Volcano at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents and huts on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A boy evacuated from his home on the Mayon volcano walks past a row tents at Barangay Lidong shelter. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Evacuees from the Mayon Volcano living in tents at Barangay Lidong shelter get water from a tap near a school agricultural project. The shelter is in school and all of the classrooms are already being used to house evacuees. Recent arrivals are living in tents on the school grounds. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A woman who was evacuated from the Mayon volcano knocks rainwater off the roof of the tent she's living in in a field near Santo Domingo. Mayon Volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the most impacted communities on the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A woman who was evacuated from the Mayon volcano washes her hair near the tent she's living in in a field near Santo Domingo. Mayon Volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the most impacted communities on the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A girl cooks lunch in her temporary shelter in a field near Santo Domingo. Mayon Volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the most impacted communities on the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano builds a temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano builds a temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano builds a temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano builds a temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2018 - SANTO DOMINGO, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano builds a temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - LEGAZPI, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A late afternoon eruption of the Mayon volcano as seen from Legazpi, about 12 kilometers from the volcano. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - LEGAZPI, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A late afternoon eruption of the Mayon volcano as seen from Legazpi, about 12 kilometers from the volcano. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - LEGAZPI, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A late afternoon eruption of the Mayon volcano as seen from Legazpi, about 12 kilometers from the volcano. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - LEGAZPI, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A late afternoon eruption of the Mayon volcano as seen from Legazpi, about 12 kilometers from the volcano. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Newly arrived evacuees from the eruption of the Mayon volcano walk into the Bariw National High School, the evacuation center they've been assigned to. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People evacuated from their homes on the slopes of the Mayon volcano ride in a government truck to an evacuation center. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People evacuated from their homes on the slopes of the Mayon volcano ride in a government truck to an evacuation center. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People evacuated from their homes on the slopes of the Mayon volcano ride in a government truck to an evacuation center. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People who live on the slopes of Mayon volcano rush out of the area after the a large eruption in the volcano Monday. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A family carries their belongings to a waiting government truck after they were told they had to evacuate their home because of its proximity to the Mayon volcano. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: People ride a Filipino tricycle taxi while they leave their communities on the slopes of the Mayon volcano. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: An eruption of the Mayon volcano Monday afternoon in Camalig. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: An eruption of the Mayon volcano Monday afternoon in Camalig. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A woman in an evacuation center in Guinobatan wears a face mask while she gets her eyes checked during a clinic at the shelter. Several communities in Guinobatan were hit ash falls from the eruptions of the Mayon volcano and many people wore face masks to protect themselves from the ash. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man on a motorcycle in Guinobatan wears a face mask while he drives through the community. Several communities in Guinobatan were hit ash falls from the eruptions of the Mayon volcano and many people wore face masks to protect themselves from the ash. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A man on a motorcycle in Guinobatan wears a face mask while he drives through the community. Several communities in Guinobatan were hit ash falls from the eruptions of the Mayon volcano and many people wore face masks to protect themselves from the ash. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A woman in Guinobatan wears a face mask because of an ash fall caused by the eruption of Mayon volcano. Several communities in Guinobatan were hit ash falls from the eruptions of the Mayon volcano and many people wore face masks to protect themselves from the ash. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Students in Guinobatan wear face masks while they walk home. Several communities in Guinobatan were hit ash falls from the eruptions of the Mayon volcano and many people wore face masks to protect themselves from the ash. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Men in Guinobatan wear face masks because of an ash fall caused by the eruption of Mayon volcano. Several communities in Guinobatan were hit ash falls from the eruptions of the Mayon volcano and many people wore face masks to protect themselves from the ash. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2018 - LEGAZPI, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Philippine Express Airlines flight 2922, an Airbus A320, waits to depart the Legazpi airport with Mayon volcano in the background. The Mayon volcano started erupting in the middle of January. The airspace around the volcano has been closed off and on for more than week. The airport is about 13 kilometers from the volcano and the ash clouds from Mayon pose a threat to aircraft engines. More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from their homes around the volcano.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2018 - LEGAZPI, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Lava flow down the Mayon volcano as seen from the Legazpi Airport. The Mayon volcano started erupting in the middle of January. The airspace around the volcano has been closed off and on for more than week. The airport is about 13 kilometers from the volcano and the ash clouds from Mayon pose a threat to aircraft engines. More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from their homes around the volcano.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2017 - MALILIPOT, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: A girl who lives on the slopes of the Mayon volcano eats a "champorado," a Filipino sweet of sticky rice, coconut milk and chocolate, provided by the Philippine Red Cross in the shelter in Malilipot. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of  the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Evacuees from the eruption of the Mayon volcano at Bariw National High School, the evacuation center they've been assigned to. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 JANUARY 2018 - CAMALIG, ALBAY, PHILIPPINES: Evacuees from the eruption of the Mayon volcano at Bariw National High School, the evacuation center they've been assigned to. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a "Hazardous Eruption is Imminent" and there is "intense unrest" in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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