Watch: Philippines volcano erupts for nearly 6 minutes, spews ash 3 km high

The institute said in a statement that a "moderately explosive eruption" occurred at around 11:53 a.m. local time and lasted approximately six minutes, Xinhua reported. The eruption generated an ash plume that rose 3,000 meters above the crater, PHIVOLCS reported, adding that the ashfall was expected to drift westward and southwestward. *** Following the eruption , the institute raised the…

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