US EditionPhilippine volcano briefly erupts, belching ash plume into the sky
- Kanlaon Volcano in central Philippines erupted early on May 13, sending a 4.5-kilometer ash plume and debris into the sky.
- The eruption followed Kanlaon's restive activity including brief eruptions in April and December 2024 that prompted a level 3 alert and evacuations.
- The moderately explosive event lasted five minutes and produced a grey plume drifting southwest with rumblings heard nearby and ash falling in nine villages.
- Officials have kept the alert level at three out of five, maintaining a 6-kilometer exclusion zone and cautioning that there is a heightened risk of brief, moderately explosive volcanic activity.
- Kanlaon, one of 24 active Philippine volcanoes in the Pacific Ring of Fire, remains under close watch due to potential life-threatening volcanic hazards.
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Thermal camera captures moment Mount Kanlaon volcano erupts spewing ash 3km (1.8 miles) in to the air in the Philippines
A volcano in the Philippines has erupted, spewing ash 3km (1.8 miles) in to the air. The eruption of the Mount Kanlaon volcano on the Negros island was caught on a thermal camera, showing debris falling. A four-mile evacuation radius has been in place around the volcano, following an earlier eruption in December. There have been no reports of injuries.
Kanlaon Volcano Erupts in Central Philippines
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, spewing an ash plume that rose approximately three kilometres into the sky. World News | Kanlaon Volcano Erupts in Central Philippines.
Kanlaon Volcano erupts anew, spews ‘large ballistic fragments’
MANILA, Philippines – A five-minute “moderately explosive” eruption occurred at the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano at 2:55 a.m. Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. This generated a grayish voluminous plume three kilometers above the vent. Thin ashfall was reported in the following localities of Negros Occidental: La Carlota City– Barangays (village) Cubay, San Miguel, Yubo and Ara-al; Bago City– Brg…
Midnight eruption rocks Philippines’ Kanlaon Volcano, reigniting fears of deadly blasts
MANILA, May 13 — A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a massive grey plume of ash about three kilometres into the sky and launching ballistic projectiles. Kanlaon Volcano, one of 24 active volcanoes in the Southeast Asian nation, has experienced several eruptions in the past century — the most recent of which occurred last month. A level three alert — on a scale of five — remained in place from an eruption …
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