Philippines evacuates thousands amid fears of imminent volcanic eruption at Mount Mayon - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) "Mayon, about 300 kilometres south-east of the capital Manila, is the largest of the Philippines' 22 active volcanoes. It has erupted more than 40 times in the last four centuries. In 1814, more than 1,200 people were killed when lava flows buried the town of Cagsawa." Last eruption was 2009. View attachment 11739