A volcano in the Philippines spewed a huge column of ash into the sky on Sunday, blanketing a region still recovering from last week’s eruption.
The blast from Bulusan volcano lasted 18 minutes, the Philippine seismological agency said, impairing road visibility and forcing airlines to cancel flights.
On June 5, Mount Bulusan sent a grey plume shooting up at least one kilometer (0.6 miles) and covered 10 villages with ash.
Residents of Juban town in Sorsogon province, still reeling from last week’s eruption, were woken up Sunday by the volcano’s thundering.
“I thought it was just raining, but when I looked outside there was ash everywhere,” resident Antonio Habitan told AFP. “Our river was once clear but now it is ash-coloured.”
The #Bulusan Volcano erupted at 3.37 A.M. on Sunday (6/12) morning for approximately 18 minutes. The #volcano had spewed ash and steam to a height of at least 500 meters. Mount Bulusan also sent a grey plume shooting up at least 1 km and covered 10 villages with ash. #SEAToday pic.twitter.com/lH9MKFdxNk
— SEA Today News (@seatodaynews) June 13, 2022
No casualties were reported, but the seismological agency raised the alert level to one on the five-level system, indicating “low-level unrest”.
“We still can’t say that it is over. It’s still possible that this eruption could be followed by another one, that’s why we need to be careful with the Bulusan volcano,” agency head Renato Solidum told local radio station DZBB.
Nueva erupción ayer domingo del volcán #Bulusan en #Filipinas ??
Este #volcano situado dentro del Anillo de Fuego del Pacífico provocó caída de ceniza en varias ciudades ayer en #Philippines
Vía @afpfr pic.twitter.com/ULK7i2U3Pj— Geól. Sergio Almazán (@chematierra) June 13, 2022
Emergency workers were deployed to clean ash-laden roads and guide drivers struggling to see oncoming vehicles.
Five flights in the area were cancelled.
Juban’s local disaster office said 366 people were in emergency shelters, with most evacuated days before the eruption due to a series of volcanic earthquakes.
phivolcs_dost: BULUSAN VOLCANO UPDATE
13 June 2022
05:00 P.M.1 of 3https://t.co/c1tOJ21zqE pic.twitter.com/T5NwWei3jn
— Earthquake PH (@Earthquake_PH) June 13, 2022
Bulusan volcano has been active in recent years, with a dozen similar eruptions recorded in 2016 and 2017.
The Philippines is located in the seismically active Pacific “Ring of Fire” and has over 20 active volcanoes. [Phys]
StrangeSounds.org has been banned from ad networks and is now entirely reader-supported CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT MY WORK… I will send you a small gemstone if you give more than 25$… Thanks in advance!
Here some things to add to your disaster & preparedness kit:
- Protect your home and car with the best EMP, solar flares and lightning shield available…
- Drink clean water at home… Get this filter now…
- Health Ranger Store: Buy Clean Food and Products to heal the world…
- Prepare your retirement by investing in GOLD, SILVER and other PRECIOUS METALS…
- You will ALWAYS have electricity with this portable SOLAR power station…
- Qfiles is another great site for alternative news and information…
What a mess. Snow shovels might make clean up move more quickly. Those trench shovel blades they were using didn’t look very efficient. I actually use my old trench shovel to get the ash out of my wood stove. Lol.