A Volcano in the Philippines Awakens

Mayon volcano, Philippines
DENNIS M. SABANGAN / EPA

Awakened
Seventy-eight earthquakes and tremors were recorded the night of Dec. 16, when this photo of Mayon was taken, and tens of thousands of people have already fled from the area. Mayon's last major eruption was in 1993.

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