For nearly two weeks, Mayon has gushed red-hot lava, belched huge columns of ash and molten rocks and plunged outlying villages and cities into darkness
Philippines Mount Mayon Erupts
5
Volcanic ash from Mayon volcano's eruption partly blanketed Guinobatan township, Albay province, Jan. 24, 2018.
6
The Mayon volcano continues to erupt, Jan. 25, 2018, as the sun sets behind Legazpi city, in Albay province, roughly 340 kilometers, (200 miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines.
7
Residents watch from Legazpi city, Albay province, as Mayon volcano erupts, Jan. 24, 2018. Lava from the Philippines' most active volcano has flowed up to 3 kilometers (1.86 miles) from the crater in a dazzling eruption.
8
Mayon volcano spews lava, Jan. 24, 2018. Mount Mayon has spewed lava up to 600 meters (2,000 feet) high at times Tuesday and early Wednesday and its ash plumes stretched up to 5 kilometers (3 miles) above the crater.