![]() ![]() "It's a very risky operation," Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology director Teresito Bacolcol told The Associated Press. ![]() They'll also need assistance from volcano experts and local officials because of the restiveness of Mayon, one of the country's 24 active volcanoes. ![]() There was no sign of people.Ī ground search was hampered by rainy weather over the weekend.Ībout 60 search and rescue personnel may scale the 8,077-foot Mayon when the weather clears, Baldo said. Mayor Carlos Baldo of Albay's Camalig town and other officials told reporters Sunday that an aerial search spotted the suspected wreckage, including the tail, scattered about 1,150 feet from the crater on the steep southwestern slope of Mayon Volcano. "We will not stop until they are found," company official Allan Barcena said. In this handout photo provided by the Bureau of Fire Protection Camalig, rescuers search for passengers of a Cessna 340 aircraft at Tumpa Gulley, Camalig town, Albay province, Philippines, Feb. The company said it has deployed teams backed by helicopters and drones to help in the search. The Australians were working as consultants for Energy Development Corp., a large geothermal power company. Two Filipino pilots and two Australians were aboard the Cessna 340, which lost contact after takeoff from Albay province southeast of the capital Saturday morning on its way to Manila, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said. Manila, Philippines - Philippine authorities on Monday prepared to send a search mission near the crater of a restive volcano after they spotted the suspected wreckage of a small plane that went missing with four people on board over the weekend. ![]()
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