eruption

Tonga volcano erupts eight times in two days

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) -- A volcano north of Tonga's main island has erupted eight times in the past 48 hours,…

Volcano ash blankets Philippine towns after second eruption this week

JUBAN, Philippines, June 12, 2022 (AFP) - A volcano in the Philippines spewed a huge column of ash into the…

Thousands flee after Taal volcano erupts

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate from their homes near a Philippine volcano Saturday…

Alert level 3 raised over Taal following “nearly continuous phreatomagmatic activity”

PHIVOLCS "strongly recommends" evacuation from high-risk barangays of Bilibinwang, Banyaga, others (Eagle News) -- The alert level over Taal has…

Huge Tonga volcanic eruption caused ‘signifcant damage’

A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered tsunami waves around the Pacific caused "significant damage" to the island nation's…

Tsunami waves crash ashore in Tonga after powerful eruption

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga, Jan 15, 2022 (AFP) - Large waves crashed ashore in Tonga Saturday after a massive volcanic eruption that…

Indonesian volcano erupts again, spewing ash cloud

Indonesia's mount Semeru erupted twice Thursday, belching a massive column of ash into the sky followed by a flow of…

Indonesia volcano eruption death toll rises to 34

  by Haeril Halim Agence France Presse CURAH KOBOKAN, Indonesia (AFP) -- The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's…

Indonesia volcano erupts again, rescue operations suspended

by Haeril Halim LUMAJANG, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's Mount Semeru spewed more ash on Monday, forcing rescuers to suspend the…

Indonesia volcano death toll rises to 13

  by Juni Kriswanto Agence France Presse LUMAJANG, Indonesia (AFP) -- The death toll from a sudden, spectacular eruption of…

Thousands flee as Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupted on Saturday, spewing out a tower of smoke and ash that plunged…

Japan’s Mount Aso volcano erupts

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Mount Aso erupted Wednesday, spewing a giant column of ash thousands of metres into…

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