As ash billowed out from the Taal volcano in the Philippines, it was illuminated. At around 6pm on Sunday, flashes of lightning were seen moving through the large plumes of smoke and ash. Volcanic lightning often occurred when eruptions had a thick plume of volcanic ash, rather than lava. Over 140 volcanic earthquakes were also felt around the Philippines since the Taal volcano began erupting. READ MORE* Philippines evacuates thousands amid fears of a 'volcanic tsunami'* Lava gushes from Philippine volcano as ash spreads to Manila* Philippines volcano spews ash, prompting evacuations and shutting airportEzra Acayan/Getty Images Lightning strikes as a column of ash surrounded the crater of Taal Volcano as it erupted on January 12.

Source: Stuff January 13, 2020 18:11 UTC