Volcano risk level raised, evacuation order issued


THE country’s volcanologists have raised the alert status of a volcano near the Philippine capital, after it spewed a one-kilometre high phreamagmatic plume of gases and steam.

The alert for the Taal volcano, about 70km south of central Manila, was raised to Level 3 from Level 2 yesterday.

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