Volcano near the Philippine capital spews lava into the sky and trembles constantly as tens of thousands of people flee.
This Jan. 12, 2020, image made available by Himawari-8 satellite via the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , shows the eruption of Taal volcano, south of Manila, Philippines. The small volcano near the Philippine capital that draws tourists for its picturesque setting in a lake erupted with a massive plume of ash and steam Sunday, prompting the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and forcing Manila's international airport to shut down.
The alert level since the eruption began Sunday has been 4, indicating a hazardous eruption is possible in hours to days. Level 5, the highest, means such an eruption is underway. Solidum warned residents from returning to high-risk villages based on perceptions that the eruption was easing. He warned of pyroclastic flows, super-heated material from the volcano that can travel at great speed and incinerate anything in its path.
The picturesque volcano in the middle of a lake in Batangas province south of Manila rumbled to life Sunday in a powerful explosion that blasted a 15-kilometer column of ash, steam and pebbles into the sky. Clouds of volcanic ash blowing over Manila, 65 kilometers to the north, closed the country's main airport Sunday and part of Monday until the ashfall eased.
President Rodrigo Duterte planned later Tuesday to visit volcano-devastated areas in Batangas, which has been declared a calamity zone for faster disbursement of emergency funds, his spokesman said.
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