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El Diario Vasco reported several similar incidents, such as in 2013 when a 20-year-old man died after a rockfall from the slope of Mount Urgull.
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Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
The part of the dome left exposed creates a natural roof over the swimming hole, but authorities warn not to get too close to it because of the risk of rockfall.
—Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
Its headscarp, the uppermost boundary of a landslide or rockfall, sat roughly 1,025 meters above sea level.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
Authorities raised the five-step alert around Mayon to level 3 in January after a series of mild eruptions that caused intermittent rockfalls, some as big as cars, from its peak crater along with deadly pyroclastic flows.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
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Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
The part of the dome left exposed creates a natural roof over the swimming hole, but authorities warn not to get too close to it because of the risk of rockfall.
—Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
Its headscarp, the uppermost boundary of a landslide or rockfall, sat roughly 1,025 meters above sea level.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
Authorities raised the five-step alert around Mayon to level 3 in January after a series of mild eruptions that caused intermittent rockfalls, some as big as cars, from its peak crater along with deadly pyroclastic flows.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
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“Rockfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rockfall. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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