A group of evacuees walk back to their village to check their homes near the foot of the restive Mayon volcano, background, at Sto. Domingo township, Albay province, about 500 kilometers southeast of Manila, Philippines Saturday Dec. 26, 2009. About 47,000 residents living around the 8-kilometer danger zone around the country's most active volcano spent their Christmas away from their homes after the volcano showed signs of increasing activity and possibly eruption.
(AP Photo/Mike Alquinto)