Mount Pinatubo erupted today with six huge explosions and a mushroom cloud that blocked out the sun. The eruption was triggered by an explosion at one of two vents on the volcano’s summit about 20 miles from the town of Ubinas. ; Seismologists said searing gas, ash and molten rock raced at great speed down the mountain's western and northern slopes. Most of the debris flowed into three rivers. About 3,000 Aeta tribesmen who are descendants of the original inhabitants of the Philippines were stunned by the explosion 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 six huge explosions and a mushroom cloud that blocked out the sun. The eruption was triggered by an explosion at one of two vents on the volcano’s summit about 20 miles from the town of Ubinas. Most of the debris flowed into three rivers. About 3,000 Aeta tribesmen who are descendants of the original inhabitants of the Philippines were stunned by the explosion 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.