Filipino Volcano Erupts – level 1

02-02-2018 15:00

In the Philippines, there is a volcano. It erupts 47 times. It can move land. It can make the air difficult to breathe.

Recently, there are smoke and ash coming out of this volcano. The country alerts people. It says that a big eruption can happen.

The volcano erupts. Very hot lava flies out of the volcano. It flies 700 metres into the air.

Over 40,000 villagers evacuate.

Difficult words: ash (a very thick smoke), alert (tell about a danger), lava (rock that is so hot it turns into liquid), evacuate (go away to be safe).

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