Alert level raised for Philippine volcano after 'explosive eruption': volcanology agency
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Manila: The alert level for a Philippine volcano was raised Monday after an explosive eruption sent a plume of ash, gas and steam five kilometres (t...
Manila: The alert level for a Philippine volcano was raised Monday after an "explosive eruption" sent a plume of ash, gas and steam five kilometres (three miles) into the sky, the volcanology agency said.
Mount Kanlaon on the central island of Negros erupted shortly before 7pm (1100 GMT), prompting warnings for nearby residents to wear facemasks due the threat of volcanic gases and falling ash.
"When it erupted we heard a thunder-like sound," Ethan Asentista-Khoo, 35, told AFP from his home in Pula village near the volcano.
"There was like a fire on the mouth of the volcano, which lasted around one to two minutes. I didn't see any lava or rocks coming out."
The Philippines is located in the seismically active Pacific "Ring of Fire" that hosts more than half of the world's volcanoes.
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