{"id":37386,"date":"2013-05-07T12:30:01","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T09:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=37386"},"modified":"2013-05-07T12:30:01","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T09:30:01","slug":"philippines-volcanofive-climbers-dead-for-mayon-volcano-eruption-asia-news-video-37386","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/philippines-volcanofive-climbers-dead-for-mayon-volcano-eruption-asia-news-video-37386\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippines Volcano:Five climbers dead for Mayon Volcano Eruption \/ Asia News Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Philippines-Mayon-Volcano-Eruption-Five-Dead.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37390\" title=\"Philippines-Mayon-Volcano-Eruption-Five-Dead\" alt=\"Philippines-Mayon-Volcano-Eruption-Five-Dead\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Philippines-Mayon-Volcano-Eruption-Five-Dead.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Philippines-Mayon-Volcano-Eruption-Five-Dead.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Philippines-Mayon-Volcano-Eruption-Five-Dead-280x157.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1>Five mountain climbers have been killed after one of the Philippines&#8217; most active volcanoes Mayon erupted &#8211; leaving more than a dozen others trapped.<\/h1>\n<p>Rescue teams and helicopters were sent to the centre of the country as huge rocks and ash began pouring out of Mayon volcano early on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Albay provincial Governor Joey Salceda said at least seven people from a group of around 20 mountaineers were injured after being caught by surprise by the sudden eruption.<\/p>\n<p>Clouds have cleared over the volcano, which was quiet later in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>Guide Kenneth Jesalva told ABS-CBN TV network the climbers who died &#8211; including a German, an Austrian and a Filipino &#8211; were struck by huge rocks.<\/p>\n<p>He said he was in the group that spent the night on the picturesque mountain, known for its almost-perfect cone, when the volcano rumbled back to life and rocks &#8220;as big as a living room&#8221; came raining down on them &#8211; before he rushed back to the base camp to call for help.<\/p>\n<p>Eduardo del Rosario, chief of the national disaster agency, said the injured included foreigners and Filipino guides, with some in a critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Renato Solidum, said the eruption was normal for the restive Mayon, about 212 miles southeast of the capital Manila.<\/p>\n<p>It has erupted around 40 times during the last 400 years.<\/p>\n<p>It last erupted in 2010, when thousands of residents moved to temporary shelters when the volcano ejected ash across a five-mile zone surrounding the crater.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Solidum said no alert was raised for the volcano following the latest eruption and no evacuation was being planned.<\/p>\n<p>Climbers are not allowed when an alert is up, and it is thought the recent calm may have encouraged this week&#8217;s trek.Active<\/p>\n<h2>Mayon Volcano Eruption Video<\/h2>\n[media id=882 width=610 height=340]\n<!-- Error, Advert is not available at this time due to schedule\/geolocation restrictions! 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