Flights halted after ash erupts from Philippines volcano
A view of a lightning strike over Taal volcano during an eruption, in Talisay, Batangas, the Philippines, on Saturday. Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as the authorities raise the alert due to increased activity of Taal volcano, located on an island near Manila. – EPA pic, January 13, 2020.
THE Philippines was on alert today for the “explosive eruption” of a volcano south of Manila, which officials said could be imminent after a massive column of ash forced a halt to flights at the capital’s main airport. Taal volcano, a popular tourist attraction set in the centre of a picturesque lake, spewed ash, rumbled with earthquakes and exploded with lightning above its crest.
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