More than 38,000 individuals have evacuated as lava continued to flow from the Mayon Volcano. Chief Inspector Arthur Gomez, Albay PNP spokesperson, said they were prepared to respond to any incident, the report said. ADVERTISEMENTPolice have been deployed to the towns of Guinobatan, Camalig, Malilipot, Daraga, Ligao City, Tabaco City, and to Legazpi City. On Tuesday, Albay was placed under a state of calamity due to the threat of an eruption. /cbbREAD: Albay declares state of calamity amid the threat of Mayor eruption

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 18, 2018 01:30 UTC