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90,000 flee Philippine volcano stretching relief camps
9 years agoMayon volcano emits white smoke as seen from Legazpi City, in Albay province, south of Manila on January 29, 2018. The number of Filipinos fleeing from the erupting Mayon volcano to safe zones has swelled to 90,000 officials said January 29. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE
The number of Filipinos fleeing from the erupting Mayon volcano to safe zones has swelled to nearly 90,000, officials said Monday, worsening a sanitation crisis in the already stretched relief camps.