Taal Volcano Erupts In Philippines Causing Thousands To Flee
On Saturday, a small but active volcano south of the Philippines, Manila, ejected a 1.5-kilometer plume, causing authorities to raise the alert level and evacuate over a thousand residents.
Lydia Kadima 
The alert level for the Taal volcano, located approximately 70 kilometers (45 miles) south of central Manila, was raised to level 3 from level 2, indicating that "magmatic intrusion at the main crater may further fuel subsequent eruptions, as per the seismology and volcanology department.
“Magma in the shallow part of the crater interacted with water, causing an eruption called phreatomagmatic activity," Renato Solidum, head volcanology agency, told DZMM radio station.
Solidum, on the other hand, predicted that activity would be less explosive than in January 2020 and that ashfall would be limited to settlements within the volcano, which is located in the center of a lake.
Taal erupted with a column of ash and steam as high as 15 kilometers in January 2020, forcing over 100,000 people to flee, dozens of flights to be canceled, and thick ash falling as far as Manila.
The active volcano Taal is one of the world's tiniest. Despite its small size (just 311 meters/1,020 feet), it is dangerous, with a 1911 eruption killing almost 1,300 people.
The Philippines is located on the Pacific Ocean's "Ring of Fire," a ring of volcanoes prone to earthquakes.
According to the disaster organization, more than 1,100 people living in lakeside settlements around the volcano were evacuated. Fishermen and fish cage workers from the lake are among the evacuees.
