Thousands of Filipinos Flee as Volcanic Fallout Hits Manila
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Tens of thousands of people in the Philippines are being evacuated from an erupting volcano 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of the capital as some 144 earthquakes could signal “further eruptive activity.”
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology kept the alert status at the second highest level at its 4 p.m. bulletin, reiterating a call for total evacuation from the Taal volcano island and areas within the 14-kilometer radius.