Aaron Favila/AP People watch from Tagaytay, Philippines, as plumes of smoke and ash rise from Taal Volcano on Sunday, January 12. Taal Volcano erupts in PhilippinesAaron Favila/AP People watch from Tagaytay, Philippines, as plumes of smoke and ash rise from Taal Volcano on Sunday, January 12. Taal Volcano in the Philippines has sent an eruption plume a kilometer above the crater, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The agency says Taal is showing a "fast escalation" in volcanic activity and could erupt lava within weeks. Evacuation orders have been ordered for three towns in Batangas, Luzon, according to CNN affiliate CNN Philippines.

Source: CNN January 12, 2020 15:22 UTC