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Kanlaon volcano erupts, spews 400-meter ash plume

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Eruption Notification<br/>Kanlaon Volcano<br/>Phreatic Explosion<br/>June 18, 2016<br/>9:19 AM-9:46 AM 400m-1500m WNW grayish-white <a href="https://t.co/2RCYN8XCjk">pic.twitter.com/2RCYN8XCjk</a></p>— PHIVOLCS-DOST (@phivolcs_dost) <a href="https://twitter.com/phivolcs_dost/status/743984746338746368">June 18, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATED) -</strong> Kanlaon volcano in Negros Island erupted on Saturday morning, spewing ash into the air, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.</p><p>Phivolcs said the phreatic explosion occurred at 9:19 a.m. and lasted until 9:46 a.m.</p><p>The 27-minute eruption produced a 400-1,500-meter grayish-white ash plume.</p><p>&quot;So far, wala tayong nakikita (na magma), but hindi naman tayo tumitigil na mag-monitor,&quot; Phivolcs director Renato Solidum told radio dzMM.</p><p>The ash fall may affect villages west northwest of the volcano.</p><p>According to Solidum, they have received reports that the villages of San Miguel, Guintubdan and Ara-al in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental were affected by the ash fall.</p><script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="~/CMSPages/GetResource.ashx?scriptfile=~/cmsscripts/custom/abs-cbn-news/abscbnmaster/newsv2-1.2.9.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div id="galleria"><a href="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/regions/6/18/kanlaon-1.jpg"><img data-description="Romeo Subaldo, ABS-CBN News" data-title="" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/regions/6/18/kanlaon-1.jpg"/> </a> <a href="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/regions/6/18/kanlaon-2.jpg"> <img data-description="Romeo Subaldo, ABS-CBN News" data-title="" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/regions/6/18/kanlaon-2.jpg"/> </a> <a href="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/regions/6/18/kanlaon-3.jpg"> <img data-description="Romeo Subaldo, ABS-CBN News" data-title="" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/regions/6/18/kanlaon-3.jpg"/> </a></div><script type="text/javascript">Galleria.loadTheme('//abscbnnewsml.blob.core.windows.net/themes/default-gallery/themes/themev2/galleria.azur.min.js');Galleria.run('#galleria', {trueFullscreen: true, height: 486,});	</script><p>Kanlaon volcano remains under alert level 1, which means it is in &quot;a state of unrest&quot; driven by hydrothermal processes that could generate more minor eruptions.</p><p>In its 8 a.m. advisory, Phivolcs said it has recorded three volcanic earthquakes in the past 24 hours.</p><p>The public is warned that entry to the volcano&#x27;s 4-kilometer radius permanent danger zone is strictly prohibited.</p><p>Civil aviation authorities are also reminded to advise pilots not to fly close to the summit due to airborne ash. - <strong>With a report from Dennis Datu, dzMM</strong></p>

MANILA (UPDATED) - Kanlaon volcano in Negros Island erupted on Saturday morning, spewing ash into the air, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.