Philippines evacuates over 45,000 people after Mt Kanlaon eruption

This handout photo taken and released by the Philippine Air Force on December 12, 2024 shows a view of the crater on Kanlaon volcano in Negros Occidental province, central Philippines, taken during an aerial inspection following an eruption that occured on December 9. - Photo by Handout / Philippine Air Force / AFP

MANILA: (Bernama-Xinhua) Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos said Friday (Dec 13) that the government has evacuated over 45,000 residents from villages around the active Kanlaon Volcano, which erupted on Monday (Dec 9), reported Xinhua.

Marcos said the government targets evacuating around 84,000 villagers within the six-km danger zone from the volcano.