Mt. Kanlaon, a volcano on the central Philippine island of Negros, violently erupted Monday evening, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate. While no casualties have been reported, authorities are warning of more eruptions and landslides in the coming days.
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00:00Hundreds of people have been evacuated after a volcano erupted on the Philippine island of Negros.
00:06The country has raised volcano alert levels after Mount Canaan sent plumes of ash and rocks five kilometers into the sky.
00:13There have been no reports of injuries so far.
00:16Government officials warned that there could be more eruptions, possibly triggering flash floods and landslides.
00:22The Philippines sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire and experiences frequent volcanic eruptions.