Volcano Erupts; 30,000 Evacuate

One of the Philippines’ deadliest volcanoes erupted, sending rivers of fire surging down its slopes, darkening towns with ash and forcing about 30,000 people to flee, officials said. The Mayon volcano, which has been building in activity since it reawakened last summer, unleashed 14 eruptions throughout the day. No casualties were reported. The volcano, 190 miles southeast of Manila near the city of Legazpi, spewed burning rocks and superheated ash six miles into the sky. On Feb. 1, 1814, Mayon’s most violent known eruption killed more than 1,200 people.