Metro Manila, Philippines — Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island spewed tall columns of ash on Monday, Dec. 9, prompting authorities to raise the warning midway in the five-level alert system over what they called “magmatic unrest.”
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned that the magmatic eruption “may progress to further explosive eruptions.”
In an afternoon press conference, Ma. Antonia Bornas, Phivolcs volcano monitoring and eruption prediction division chief, said “similar short-lived explosive eruptions” may produce volcanic particles, hot gases, and ash, which are called pyroclastic density currents, within the six-kilometer radius of the summit.
“All local government units are advised to evacuate the 6-km radius from the summit of the volcano and must be prepared for additional evacuation if activity warrants,” the agency said in a public notice.
Phivolcs also told civil aviation authorities not to fly close to the volcano.
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WATCH: An explosive eruption at the summit vent of Kanlaon Volcano that produced 3 km voluminous plumes at around 3 p.m. on Dec. 9.
Kanlaon Volcano is now on alert level 3, or the midway mark.
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