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Mass evacuation of Philippine villages underway

Mass evacuation of Philippine villages underway after a brief but major volcanic eruption

About 87,000 people are being evacuated in a central Philippine region after a volcano erupted with a huge plume of ash and superhot streams of gas and debris hurtling down its slopes.

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Philippines' Kanlaon volcano erupts, shooting ash 2.5 miles into the sky and prompting mass evacuation

The Philippines' Kanlaon volcano erupted for nearly four minutes, shooting ash 2.5 miles into the sky and prompting the emergency evacuation of some 87,000 people.

Newsweek · 2d

Major Volcano Eruption in Philippines Prompts Evacuations, School Closures

The Philippines' Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that the eruption triggered a pyroclastic density current—a scorching flow of ash, debris, and rocks capable of obliterating everything in its path.

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OCD, PHIVOLCS conduct aerial survey of Kanlaon Volcano

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Thursday inspected ...

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2 ash emission events recorded at Kanlaon Volcano

Kanlaon Volcano had two ash emission events that lasted for 4 to 11 minutes long, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said Tuesday. The volcano in Negros ...

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Philippines' Taal Volcano: Phivolcs detects another phreatic eruption, four quakes

LUCENA CITY, (Philippines): Taal Volcano in Batangas province recorded another minor phreatic eruption and four earthquakes on Friday (Nov 29), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and ...

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