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“Unless we lower the alert level, we have no choice but to have those who live inside the permanent danger zone stay in evacuation centers. There should be no people in the permanent danger zone in the first place,” he explained.

Phivolcs classified Mayon Volcano under Alert Level 3 last Thursday due to “potential explosive activity happening within days or weeks.”

If a volcano’s magma is at or near the surface, and its activity could lead to dangerous eruptions within weeks, an Alert Level 3 is announced.

State seismologists determined that increasing the danger zone beyond eight kilometers from the active crater would require a higher warning level.

Albay Governor Edcel Greco Lagman has already extended the “danger zone” of the volcano to seven-kilometer radius. n