Mount Pinatubo erupted today with two huge explosions and a dark cloud that blocked out the sun . ; A photographer who circled the volcano in an airplane said an aerial gunnery range at Clark was covered with ash, as were mountains in the Zambales range, normally lush, green tropical peaks. Amidst panic by local residents and clogged exit roads , huge stones , searing lava and molten rock raced down the 4795-foot mountain . Most of the lava flowed into three rivers . About 3,000 Aeta tribesmen who are descendants of the original inhabitants of the Philippines were stunned by the eruption and fled down the slopes ahead of the debris . There are about 21 active and 200 dormant volcanos in the Philippines . The last eruption was Taal Volcano in 1965 which claimed 200 lives .
Mount Pinatubo erupted today with two huge explosions and a dark cloud that blocked out the sun . Amidst panic by local residents and clogged exit roads , huge stones , searing lava and molten rock raced down the 4795-foot mountain . Most of the lava flowed into three rivers . About 3,000 Aeta tribesmen who are descendants of the original inhabitants of the Philippines were stunned by the eruption and fled down the slopes ahead of the debris . There are about 21 active and 200 dormant volcanos in the Philippines . The last eruption was Taal Volcano in 1965 which claimed 200 lives .