Kanlaon volcano spews ash before Christmas Day

Rowegie Abanto

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island continued to show signs of unrest as it again spewed dark gray ash plumes on Christmas Eve, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.</p><p>According to a Phivolcs advisory, Kanlaon emitted dark plumes that lasted around 10 minutes and reached 1,200 meters tall before noon on Tuesday.</p><p>The plumes are expected to &quot;rain ash over the south and southwest sectors of the volcano,&quot; state volcanologists said.</p><p>This is the second day that Phivolcs has recorded ash emissions at the Alert Level 3 volcano, which could make a hazardous eruption in the coming weeks.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1871417409334313309&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-12-24T06%3A20%3A57.912501%3Ae1593bd2-0f5a-4e2d-947e-aa4d27f7039e%26action%3Dedit%26popup&amp;sessionId=3899fd8e44693372e23e78e79b490683c3863dee&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:374px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1871417409334313309"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Kanlaon Volcano on Monday intermittently spewed grayish ash emissions that rose 500 meters above its crater and lasted for hours, said Phivolcs.</p><p>Phivolcs placed the volcano under Alert Level 3 last December 9 following its explosive eruption that produced plumes that blanketed surrounding villages and prompted thousands to flee their homes.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2024/12/10/another-kanlaon-eruption-is-possible-phivolcs-1057">Another Kanlaon eruption is possible, Phivolcs says</a></div><p>Because of the threat, Canlaon Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas shunned Christmas parties in evacuation shelters and only allowed simple feasts to prepare for a possible &quot;worst-case scenario&quot; due to the volcano.</p><p>He said some 6,400 individuals remain in evacuation centers.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2024/12/24/no-christmas-parties-for-kanlaon-evacuees-as-volcano-threat-remains-1138">No Christmas parties for Kanlaon evacuees as volcano threat remains</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/to8P-Yy0mHA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island continued to show signs of unrest as it again spewed dark gray ash plumes on Christmas Eve, Phivolcs said.</p>

Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island continued to show signs of unrest as it again spewed dark gray ash plumes on Christmas Eve, Phivolcs said.

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Kanlaon volcano spews ash before Christmas Day

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Published Dec 24, 2024 03:29 PM PHT

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