Mass Evacuation Underway After Active Volcano Begins Spouting Gas and Ash

A mass evacuation has begun in the Philippines after a volcano about 45 miles south of Manila shot ash and steam more than half a mile into the air during a short explosion.

Taal volcano sent a plume 0.62 miles into the air on Thursday, according to NBC News.

Nearly 15,000 people were being evacuated late Thursday.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the volcano experienced a phreatomagmatic eruption between 3:16 p.m. and 3:21 p.m. local time, according to Newsweek. Phreatomagmatic eruptions take place when super-heated magma from beneath the surface hits water, causing steam and volcanic rock to launch into the sky.


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