LIVE updates: Kanlaon Volcano restiveness

A man walks on volcanic mud along a road in Barangay Biak na Bato in La Castellana, Negros Occidental two days after the phreatic explosion of Kanlaon Volcano.
Image from Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park Office

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised on June 3 the status of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island to Alert Level 2 due to "increasing unrest."

According to state seismologists, the shallow magmatic activity is causing unrest, which could lead to more explosive eruptions or a hazardous magmatic eruption.

Here are the latest updates on the volcano's activity and related events. (Can't view the updates below? Click here.)

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