Filipinos sheltering from the erupting Mayon volcano gasped in delight as an orange full-moon eclipse shone above the mountain’s smouldering crater Wednesday in what was both a once-in-a-lifetime double spectacle and a rare moment of relief.
Mount Mayon — the country’s most active volcano — has been spewing spectacular but potentially lethal ash and lava for the last fortnight, forcing some 90,000 people into cramped safe zones where sanitation conditions are dire.
But the “super blue blood moon”, the first to be seen in 36 years, provided a moment of awe, entertainment and reflection for many of those gazing skywards Wednesday evening. (Agence France Presse, video courtesy AFP)
