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NDRRMC update - Alert Status and Activity of Bulusan, Mayon and Taal Volcanoes, 05 May 2011, 08:00 AM

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ALERT STATUS

BULUSAN and MAYON VOLCANOES ARE STILL AT ALERT LEVEL 1 AS OF 8:00 AM TODAY, 05 MAY 2011. THIS MEANS THAT NO ERUPTION IS IMMINENT AND THE SOURCE OF ACTIVITY IS HYDROTHERMAL AND SHALLOW.

TAAL VOLCANO IS STILL AT ALERT LEVEL 2 AS OF 8:00 AM TODAY, 05 MAY 2011. THIS MEANS THAT MAGMA HAS BEEN INTRUDING TOWARDS THE SURFACE, AS MANIFESTED BY CO2 BEING RELEASED IN THE MAIN CRATER LAKE AND SUSTAINED SEISMIC ACTIVITY.