About 87,000 people are being evacuated in a central Philippine region after a volcano erupted with a huge plume of ash and superhot streams of gas and debris hurtling down its slopes.

Kanlaon Volcano may have a hazardous eruption in the following weeks, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said on Tuesday. PHIVOLCS chief Teresito Bacolcol said Alert Level 3,

Evacuation of thousands of residents near Mt. Kanlaon, which straddles the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, has started after the volcano erupted again on Monday, causing heavy ashfall and emitting strong sulfuric fumes.

Around 87,000 residents in the areas surrounding Mount Kanlaon, which erupted afternoon on Monday, December 9, 2024, were evacuated, according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD).

KANLAON Volcano in Negros Island erupted Monday, sending a huge ash column into the sky, prompting officials to order the evacuation of residents living in danger zones. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said an explosive eruption occurred at the summit vent of Kanlaon Volcano at 3:03 p.

A total of 628 families or 2,616 individuals were evacuated in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said, after the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in neighboring Canlaon City in Negros Oriental on Monday afternoon,

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) announced that emergency evacuation efforts are now being initiated to protect the safety of families in the surrounding areas following the explosive eruption of Mount Kanlaon Monday afternoon.