RUMBLING. A reasonably explosive eruption occurred on the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano at 02:55 a.m. Tuesday (Could 13, 2025) that lasted 5 minutes. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology stated the eruption generated a greyish voluminous plume that rose three kilometers above the vent earlier than drifting to the final west. (Contributed photograph)
MANILA, Philippines – A five-minute “reasonably explosive” eruption occurred on the summit crater of Kanlaon Volcano at 2:55 a.m. Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) stated.
This generated a grayish voluminous plume three kilometers above the vent.
Skinny ashfall was reported within the following localities of Negros Occidental: La Carlota Metropolis– Barangays (village) Cubay, San Miguel, Yubo and Ara-al; Bago Metropolis– Brgys. Ilijan and Binubuhan, and La Castellana– Brgys. Biak-na-Bato, Sag-ang, and Mansalanao.
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Audible rumbling sounds of the eruption have been reported in Barangay Pula, Canlaon Metropolis, Negros Oriental and La Castellana, Negros Occidental.
Incandescent pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) descended the southern slopes inside two kilometers of the crater. PDC is a hazardous volcanic phenomenon characterised by fast-moving, ground-hugging scorching gasoline flows and volcanic particles.
“Giant ballistic fragments have been additionally noticed to have been thrown across the crater inside just a few hundred meters and induced burning of vegetation close to the volcano summit,” Phivolcs added.
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Alert Stage 3 (magmatic unrest) nonetheless prevails over Kanlaon. This implies the volcano is in a state of magmatic unrest, with elevated possibilities of short-lived, reasonably explosive eruptions that would generate life-threatening volcanic hazards.
Phivolcs stated it was really helpful that communities inside a six-km radius from the summit crater stay evacuated as a result of hazard of PDCs, ballistic projectiles, ashfall, rockfall, and different associated hazards.
Communities that have ashfall are suggested to take all crucial precautions and use protecting masks or a moist material to stop ash inhalation, with particular consideration given to weak individuals, together with the aged, individuals with respiratory or cardiovascular ailments, pregnant ladies, and infants.
“Native authorities models should proceed to arrange their communities inside the PDC hazard zone for subsequent evacuation in case unrest additional escalates and hazardous worst-case explosive eruption turns into imminent,” stated Phivolcs.
Elevated vigilance in opposition to potential syn-eruption lahars and sediment-laden streamflows in channels draining the edifice is strongly suggested ought to intense rains happen throughout eruptive unrest.
Aviation authorities should advise pilots to keep away from flying near the volcano’s summit as ash from any sudden eruption might be hazardous to plane. (PNA)
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