A volcano in the Central Philippines entered an explosive phase last night (Greek time), launching gray ashs at a height of kilometers and scattering volcanic riders.

The Cannonone of the 24 active volcanoes in the Archipelago, Southeast Asia, had also entered an explosive phase in April.

A third -level alarm was already declared – on a five -fold scale – during a volcanic explosion in December, which remained unchanged today, with the radius in which it is mandatory for the hurry to removal the citizens to be maintained at six kilometers from the crater.

An adjacent villages had already been emptied by their residents when the hastened removal was ordered in December.

The eruption of ‘moderate’ power was noted “In the crater of the volcano canlaon at 02:55” (Local Time; yesterday Monday at 21:55 Hour Greece), the Philippine volcanic and seismology institute said in a statement, stating that its duration was five minutes. According to the same source, volcanic ash has reached height “About three kilometers”.

In August 1996, an unexpected explosion in the Volcano Cenlaon had claimed the life of three walkers near the top.