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Dozens of climbers caught in middle of deadly volcanic eruption
At least five mountain climbers were killed and more 15 others were injured
or missing when Mayon Volcano in Albay, Philippines, spewed ash and volcanic
rocks Tuesday, a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (
NDRRMC) official said.
The explosion caught the mountaineers by surprise as there were no signs of
eruption before they climbed the picturesque mountain. Local authorities do
not usually allow climbers when alert level No.1 is up in the area but at
the time of the explosion, the alert level was at zero, GMA TV News reported
.
Renato Solidum, head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology (Phivolcs), said the explosion is a normal occurrence for the
restive volcano.
Despite the casualties and injuries in the latest explosion, no alert was
raised and no evacuation was ordered by the agency.
Solidum explained that a hydro-thermal explosion is steam-driven, which
means that the volcano has let out steam that got trapped over time, abs-cbn
news.com writes.
"The steam column that was produced was grayish, but mainly it is water.
There is not much pressure on it. There is no new magma yet… The steam
carried with it the old ash at the crater of the volcano." Solidum told ANC.
"It is a normal process in any volcano. If you look at Mayon Volcano, it
continuously moves steam, even other volcanoes in the country. But once that
steam is trapped, there can be pressure and that can trigger a shallow
explosion," Solidum added.
Meanwhile Albay Governor Joey Salceda has banned all human activities in the
six-kilometer permanent danger zone to prevent similar incident in the
future.
The fatalities in the brief but deadly explosion include four German
tourists and their Filipino tour guide. They were crushed by big rocks
rolling down the volcano triggered by the brief explosion.
Mountaineer's guide Kenneth Jesalva said those injured were foreigners who
were hit by falling rocks.
“The injured are all foreigners … They cannot walk. If you can imagine,
the boulders there are as big as cars. Some of them slid and rolled down. We
will rappel the rescue team, and we will rappel them up again,” he said
from Legazpi, the provincial capital at the foothill of the mountain.
Among those who were rescued were an Austrian mountaineer and two Spaniards
who suffered minor injuries.
Search and rescue efforts are ongoing for missing mountaineers and foreign
tourists.
At least five mountain climbers were killed and more 15 others were injured
or missing when Mayon Volcano in Albay, Philippines, spewed ash and volcanic
rocks Tuesday, a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (
NDRRMC) official said.
The explosion caught the mountaineers by surprise as there were no signs of
eruption before they climbed the picturesque mountain. Local authorities do
not usually allow climbers when alert level No.1 is up in the area but at
the time of the explosion, the alert level was at zero, GMA TV News reported
.
Renato Solidum, head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology (Phivolcs), said the explosion is a normal occurrence for the
restive volcano.
Despite the casualties and injuries in the latest explosion, no alert was
raised and no evacuation was ordered by the agency.
Solidum explained that a hydro-thermal explosion is steam-driven, which
means that the volcano has let out steam that got trapped over time, abs-cbn
news.com writes.
"The steam column that was produced was grayish, but mainly it is water.
There is not much pressure on it. There is no new magma yet… The steam
carried with it the old ash at the crater of the volcano." Solidum told ANC.
"It is a normal process in any volcano. If you look at Mayon Volcano, it
continuously moves steam, even other volcanoes in the country. But once that
steam is trapped, there can be pressure and that can trigger a shallow
explosion," Solidum added.
Meanwhile Albay Governor Joey Salceda has banned all human activities in the
six-kilometer permanent danger zone to prevent similar incident in the
future.
The fatalities in the brief but deadly explosion include four German
tourists and their Filipino tour guide. They were crushed by big rocks
rolling down the volcano triggered by the brief explosion.
Mountaineer's guide Kenneth Jesalva said those injured were foreigners who
were hit by falling rocks.
“The injured are all foreigners … They cannot walk. If you can imagine,
the boulders there are as big as cars. Some of them slid and rolled down. We
will rappel the rescue team, and we will rappel them up again,” he said
from Legazpi, the provincial capital at the foothill of the mountain.
Among those who were rescued were an Austrian mountaineer and two Spaniards
who suffered minor injuries.
Search and rescue efforts are ongoing for missing mountaineers and foreign
tourists.
