Article: Philippine Volcano Shoots Ash, Lava; Thousands Evacuated
MANILA, Philippines, December 24, 2009 (ENS) – Mount Mayon, the Philippines’ most active volcano, is shooting columns of ash more than a kilometer above the summit and red hot lava is “fountaining” to a height of 500 meters – signs that an eruption is imminent, national volcano officials said today. Phivolcs, the Philippine Institute of…