LEGAZPI CITY — Authorities on Saturday warned residents and local officials that millions of tons of ash and rocks could be dislodged by heavy rains and bury communities near Mt. Potential lahars“If there is ashfall and heavy rains, it can be converted into (a) lahar,” Phivolcs chief Renato Solidum told the French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). “The important thing is to move out in case of heavy rains … this is a precautionary measure,” he added. It said heavy rains brought by the tail end of a cold front had increased the dangers of a “syn-eruption” (simultaneous with eruption) lahars in riverside communities. Observers saw a shroud of steam covering the entire volcano as heavy rains met the hot lava and pyroclastic materials on its slopes.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 27, 2018 23:03 UTC