Watch as volcano erupts in spectacular explosion of water and ash in the Philippines
- 00:29Video footage captures an eruption at the main crater of Taal Volcano in the Philippines, sending a towering plume of ash and steam around 1,200 metres into the sky.
- The country's seismology agency said the dark grey steam and ash plumes consisting of three pulses, lasted for four and a half minutes and generated volcanic emissions visible from nearby communities, before drifting to the southwest.
- Despite the activity on 30 June,, authorities kept Taal at Alert Level 1, indicating low-level volcanic unrest with no immediate threat of a major eruption.
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- 00:29Video footage captures an eruption at the main crater of Taal Volcano in the Philippines, sending a towering plume of ash and steam around 1,200 metres into the sky.
- The country's seismology agency said the dark grey steam and ash plumes consisting of three pulses, lasted for four and a half minutes and generated volcanic emissions visible from nearby communities, before drifting to the southwest.
- Despite the activity on 30 June,, authorities kept Taal at Alert Level 1, indicating low-level volcanic unrest with no immediate threat of a major eruption.
Sources: The Independent