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12,000 flee as Philippines warns of volcano eruption

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines (AFP) — The crater of a rumbling Philippine volcano was glowing bright red Monday, with vulcanologists warning it could erupt within days, sending thousands fleeing from their homes. Volcanic earthquakes and rockfalls have shaken the summit of Mayon over the last 24 hours, after a number of steam-driven eruptions, scientists said. More than 12,000 people have been ordered to leave a seven-kilometre (four-mile) evacuation zone, and there are warnings of destructive mudflows […]

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Philippines’ Mayon volcano alert raised as eruption feared

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines raised the alert level for the country’s most active volcano twice in 24 hours Sunday, meaning that a hazardous eruption is possible within days. A bright glow from Mayon volcano’s summit crater indicated the start of lava flow, while steam and ash plumes were produced by three steam-driven eruptions, according to the country’s volcanology institute. Mayon’s status was raised late Sunday to Level Three, meaning “increased tendency towards hazardous […]

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Indonesia re-opening Bali airport shut by volcanic ash

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AFP) — Bali’s international airport will re-open Wednesday afternoon after a nearly three-day shutdown, Indonesian airport authorities said, as ash from a rumbling volcano that looms over the island paradise shifted direction. The eagerly awaited decision opens up a window of hope for some of more than 120,000 tourists stranded after a spike in activity at Mount Agung grounded hundreds of flights since Monday. But airport officials cautioned that the only direct international […]

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Bali volcano spews smoke and ash, disrupting flights

by Yulius Martoni Agence France Presse DENPASAR, Indonesia (AFP) — A volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali sent plumes of smoke and steam thousands of meters into the air Sunday for the third day in a week, triggering flight disruptions and leaving thousands of tourists stranded, officials said Sunday. Mount Agung spewed smoke and ash as high as 4,000 metres (13,123 feet) Sunday morning, causing at least 15 departing or arriving flights to […]

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Indonesia volcano continues exhibiting signs of eruption: geologist

BALI, Indonesia (Reuters) — The chance of an eruption remained high as the Mount Agung volcano in Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali continues exhibiting signs of unrest, a geologist said on Friday. Gede Suantika, a geologist at the Mount Agung Observation Post, said the volcano has maintained a menacingly high level of seismic activity, with tremors shaking the mountain daily since volcanic activity began increasing on Sept. 18. “The condition of this volcano is still […]

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Ten injured in Etna volcano explosion in Italy

ROME, Italy (AFP) — Ten people were injured by flying rock and lava after Mount Etna, Europe’s biggest active volcano, burst into life on Thursday, according to a BBC journalist and others caught up in a terrifying drama on the upper slopes. The 10 suffered minor burns, cuts and bruises and six were hospitalized. German volcanologist Boris Behncke described on his Facebook page how the explosion was triggered by a build-up of steam after molten […]

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Indonesian volcano erupts, over 2,700 people evacuated

Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung erupted on Saturday (June 13), sending ashes to to the sky as more than 2,700 people are evacuated. Saturday’s eruption was the latest round, since the volcano was placed at its highest alert level earlier in June. Columns of ash spewing as high as three kilometres was seen from a nearby town. Lava spread around one kilometres to the south and east, local media reported. No casualties were reported as most of […]

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