Fifteen thousand military personnel at Clark Air Base, Philippine Islands, began to evacuate today due to the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. This order came in the wake of a Philippine government order for an evacuation of 11,000 people from 20 villages near the volcano. Following two moderate eruptions, a larger explosion is expected to follow. ; Raymundo Punongbayan, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, said, however, that two moderate eruptions shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday appeared to signal a larger explosion. One Philippine official said that the volcano is spewing gas up to 1800 degrees, thick ash, boulders and rocks. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has issued its latest update on the status of volcanic activity around the world. It is its first eruption in 600 years.
Fifteen thousand military personnel at Clark Air Base, Philippine Islands, began to evacuate today due to the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. This order came in the wake of a Philippine government order for an evacuation of 11,000 people from 20 villages near the volcano. Following two moderate eruptions, a larger explosion is expected to follow. One Philippine official said that the volcano is spewing gas up to 1800 degrees, thick ash, boulders and rocks. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has issued its latest update on the status of volcanic activity around the world. It is its first eruption in 600 years.