Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon erupts

Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon erupted Friday, spewing ash about two

kilometers into the sky, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The eruption started at 11:35 a.m. and lasted approximately five minutes
based on seismic record, Phivolcs said.

It said the ash plume was more than 6,500 feet high (1.98 kilometers).

The 1,565-meter Mount Bulusan is one of the 23 active volcanoes in the

country.

Phivolcs said the eruption was steam-driven or phreatic, the result of

ground water coming into contact with magma. Similar eruptions have been
recorded since May last year.

Mt. Bulusan remains under alert level 1, Phivolcs said.

Solidum reminded the public not to enter a “4-kilometer radius Permanent

Danger Zone” due to possible sudden eruptions. He also warned pilots not
to fly close to the volcano’s crater because the volcanic ash is hazardous to
aircraft.

Philvolcs said residents living in valleys and close to rivers and waterways
especially to the southwest and northwest of the volcano are vulnerable to
lahar flows during heavy or prolonged rainfall.