It is not known if there are any survivors. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MANILA - Philippine rescue teams began climbing an active volcano Tuesday in a “very risky operation” to reach the wreckage of a small plane that crashed at the weekend, officials said.were on board the Cessna 340 aircraft when it went missing Saturday morning
Instead, search and rescue teams, including veteran mountaineers, began making the steep climb on foot. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology director Teresito Bacolcol warned there was a risk of a “steam-driven eruption or a rockfall”.
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