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Philippine volcano eruption sends villagers fleeing for safety as homes are blanketed in ash

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Mount Kanlaon , on central Negros island, sends a plume of hot ash and gases up to three kilometers ( 1.8 miles ) high.

Authorities shut schools and impose a nighttime curfew after several villages are hit by ashfalls.

About 100 people have fled to emergency shelters in Canlaon by nightfall after the mid-afternoon volcanic eruption.

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86

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87

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46

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formal

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English

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70

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short-lived

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