Three children watch Mayon volcano from

Three children watch Mayon volcano from their house in Matanag village located in the danger zone of the volcano 21 July 2006. Residents around Mayon continue their daily life living in fear after the 2,462-meter (8,077-foot) volcano began spewing lava 15 July and all signs indicate it was preparing for a major explosive eruption within days or weeks, volcanologists said. Authorities have prepared contigency plans to evacuate thousands of villagers to safe havens in designated school buildings when the volcano explodes. Mayon volcano, located about 300 kilometers (176 miles) southeast of Manila, erupted in 1993 and in July 2001. Seventy-three people from the Matanag and nearby three villages were killed in the 1993 eruption. AFP PHOTO/ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP via Getty Images)