The Independent By Stuti Mishra
A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early on Tuesday, spewing a towering plume of ash into the sky and prompting fresh warnings for nearby residents and schools.
Mount Kanlaon on Negros Island erupted at 5.51am local time (22.51 GMT on Monday), releasing an ash cloud that reached up to 4,000m above the summit and drifted southwest.
The eruption lasted nearly an hour, ending around 6.47am, , according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Videos posted on social media showed a wide, grey plume billowing high into the air as startled residents looked on.
Authorities said the surrounding areas were already under evacuation orders from a previous eruption in December, helping to minimise immediate risks.
An explosive eruption is currently occurring at the summit vent of Kanlaon Volcano that began at 5:51 AM today, 8 April 2025. The eruption is producing a voluminous bent plume approximately 4,000 meters tall that is drifting southwest. Pyroclastic density currents or PDCs… pic.twitter.com/eFXChTMuIE
— PHIVOLCS-DOST (@phivolcs_dost) April 7, 2025
“We were prepared for the eruption. The families within the 4 to 6km were already evacuated during the previous eruption,” said John De Asis, a rescue official in La Castellana municipality in Negros Occidental province…
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