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Philippines: Thousands evacuate as volcano spews ash
https://www.dw.com/en/philippines-thousands-evacuate-as-volcano-spews-ash/a-51972942Philippines: Thousands evacuate as volcano spews ash
Thousands of people were being evacuated south of the Philippine capital of Manila on Sunday as the Taal Volcano began to send clouds of ash and stone into the sky.
The volcanic activity, if it continues, means that Taal will likely erupt "within days to within weeks," Renato Solidum, chief of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, told French news agency AFP.
Located about 65 kilometers (40 miles) away from Manila, Taal is one of the country's most active volcanoes, although it has not had a major eruption since 1977. A catastrophic eruption in 1911 claimed 1,335 lives.
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