Pictures reveal an enormous ash plume billowing into the atmosphere after a significant volcanic blast today.
Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island in the Philippines blew at approximately 6pm local time. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology characterised the explosion as a “moderately explosive eruption”.
It marks the third eruption on the peak this year. An Alert Level 2 has been declared in the area, with a 4km hazard zone boundary established. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said: “Another moderately explosive eruption occurred at the summit of Kanlaon Volcano at 06:07 PM today, generating a 5 kilometer-high eruption column that is drifting to the southeast and northeast.
(Image: Dost-Phivolcs)
“This is the third event at Kanlaon this year, following similar eruptions in 19 and 26 February 2026. Alert Level 2 is maintained over Kanlaon Volcano and entry into the 4 kilometer PDZ (Permanent Danger Zone) must be prohibited.”
A cloud of ash is billowing out of the volcano and locals have told of a sulphuric smell in the air. The three mile-high column of ash has drifted to the southeast and northeast.
(Image: Dost-Phivolcs)
Kanlaon volcano on Negros Island is one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines and the most active one of the Central Philippines.
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