Nearly 8,000 Philipinos evacuated, flights grounded as volcano erupts near Manila
People residing near the Taal volcano and other high-risk areas were asked to leave by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council after it suddenly shot a column of ash and steam as high as 15 kilometres (9 miles) into the sky, Al Jazeera reported.
Jan 13, 2020, 12:01 PM IST