Philippines evacuates residents as volcano spews mile-high plume

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27-03-2022 | 09:15
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Philippines evacuates residents as volcano spews mile-high plume
A small but restive volcano south of the Philippine capital spewed a 1.5-kilometre (0.93 mile) plume on Saturday (March 26), prompting authorities to raise an alert level and evacuate nearly a thousand residents.

The alert for the Taal volcano, about 70 km (45 miles) south of central Manila, was increased to level 3 from level 2 on the 5-level scale, which the seismology and volcanology agency said meant "there is magmatic intrusion at the main crater that may further drive succeeding eruptions".

Authorities evacuated around 800 to 900 persons living in five lakeside communities near the volcano, the disaster agency said. The evacuees include fishermen and fish cage workers in the lake.

Taal is one of the world's smallest active volcanoes. Despite standing at only 311 metres (1,020 feet), it can be deadly and an eruption in 1911 killed more than 1,300 people.
 
 
 
REUTERS 

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