On Thursday, the Philippine seismological agency called for evacuation of thousands of people near a volcano south of Manila after an eruption sent steam and rock fragments hundreds of metres into the sky.
Taal volcano , which sits in a picturesque lake, has been belching sulphur dioxide for several days, creating a thick haze over the capital and several surrounding provinces and prompting health warnings.
The last eruption in January 2020 shot ash 15 kilometres (nine miles) high and spewed red-hot lava, crushing scores of homes, killing livestock and sending over 135,000 people into shelters.
“We are just raising the alert because something is happening and it can lead to a higher activity,” Renato Solidum, head of the agency, told AFP.
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