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Ashfall from Mayon displaces villagers, kills livestock

By cbuban

LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — Thick ash and smoke from pyroclastic density currents (PDC) from Mayon Volcano darkened skies across parts of Albay on Saturday, forcing residents to flee and leaving animals dead along its slopes. In Barangay Salugan, Camalig, 18-year-old Kyla Millares and her family were among dozens who rushed out of their homes