Philippines on alert as volcano near capital spews more plumes

FILE PHOTO: General view of Taal volcano's crater lake, Batangas province, Philippines July 2, 2021. in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Video recorded with a drone. PHIVOLCS-DOST via REUTERS

MANILA (Reuters) - A small but restive volcano near the Philippine capital Manila ejected two more plumes on Sunday, indicating continued eruption and prompting authorities to urge residents to stay out of harm's way.

Located in a scenic lake in Batangas province south of Manila, the 311-metre (1,020-foot) Taal volcano spewed an 800-metre-tall plume followed by one of 400 metres. This followed a phreatomagmatic eruption - the result of super-hot magma interacting with water - from its main crater on Saturday.