An explosive eruption occurred at the Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines on Tuesday morning local time, and dramatic video provided by officials shows the moment thick plumes of toxic smoke and ash began to billow from its summit crater.

The area around Kanlaon Volcano in the Philippines was still under evacuation orders from an eruption in December​.

An explosive eruption is currently occurring at the summit vent of Kanlaon Volcano that began at 5:51 AM today, 8 April 2025. The eruption is producing a voluminous bent plume approximately 4,000 meters tall that is drifting southwest. Pyroclastic density currents or PDCs… pic.twitter.com/eFXChTMuIE