on Monday, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Philippines.
The sudden conditions at the volcano forced nearly 8,000 people to evacuate as of 6 a.m. Volcanic ash spread as far as Quezon City north of Manila on Sunday, prompting the Manila International Airport Authority to temporarily suspended flights at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport. According to the BBC, it is one of the world's smallest volcanoes, and has recorded 34 eruptions over the last 450. PHIVOLCS also advised aircraft to avoid flying through the airspace above the volcano to protect themselves from ash and ballistic fragments. The Taal volcano is located on the big island on Luzon in the Batangas province. The Philippine Institute of of Volcanology and Seismology has raised the alert level to four out of five, warning that a hazardous eruption could take place anytime. Local authorities have begun evacuating residents near Taal Volcano as it began spewing ash up to a kilometer high Sunday afternoon.
TAGAYTAY, PHILIPPINES - JANUARY 12: A column of ash surrounds the crater of Taal Volcano as it erupts on Januas seen from Tagaytay city, Cavite province, Philippines.
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