Philippines declares emergency due to volcano eruption

Batangas province in the Philippines has declared an emergency after the Taal volcano spewed ash, Report informs, citing RIA Novosti.

According to the information, a special fund will allocate money to extend aid and ensure restoration, reconstruction, and other works to get things back to normal in the affected areas.

Taal sent a kilometer-high plume of ash into the air. After that, Phivolcs raised the level of alert to three on a five-point scale. As the volcano threatened to erupt, the Philipines authorities began evacuating three settlements in Batangas province with a population of more than 80,000 people.