A restive Philippine volcano has erupted briefly on a central island, sending a 2.4-mile plume of ash and debris into the sky and forcing authorities to suspend classes in four villages due to ashfall

Volcano erupts in Philippines sending ash 4km into the sky - Videos posted on social media show a wide, grey plume billowing high into the air as startled residents look on

A volcano in the central Philippines erupted on Tuesday (April 8) morning, ejecting an ash-laden plume reaching around 4,000m high, the seismology agency said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said alert level three remained in effect over Mount Kanlaon,