00:00Mayon Volcano recorded its largest Pyroclastic Density Current, or PDC, locally known as USON, this Monday.
00:08The PDC traveled approximately 4 kilometers to the Mi-e-Sea Gully in Badraga, Albay.
00:15The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, or FIVOLCS, has explained that PDCs consist of incandescent rock and gas,
00:23with temperatures soaring up to 1,000 degrees Celsius.
00:27These are extremely hazardous to health and can cause severe damage, including burning the lungs.
00:35Due to the ongoing threat of rockfall and PDCs, the agency continues its monitoring efforts in Kamalig in Ginobatan.
00:43Meanwhile, entry into the 6-kilometer radius permanent danger zone remains strictly prohibited,
00:49with Mayon Volcano staying under alert Level 3.
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