ABC News January 13, 2020

Ash streams, lava spews: Vivid images after Taal Volcano erupts in Philippines

WATCH: Ash, lava spews: Images after Taal volcano erupts

Ash and smoke are continuing to spew from the main crater of the Taal Volcano in the Philippines.

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The ash-strewn village of Boso Boso as the Taal volcano erupts just across the lake in Laurel, Philippines, Jan. 13, 2020.

'Weak sporadic lava' flowing from Taal Volcano, steam-laden plumes from crater reaching 1.2 miles high, according to the Philippines Institute of Volcanology & Seismology.

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Residents living near the errupting Taal Volcano evacuate in Batangas City, Philippines, Jan. 13, 2020.

After the volcanic tremors began on Sunday morning, the crater was erupting a stream of ash and pebbles up to 9 miles in the sky. Since Sunday afternoon,144 volcanic earthquakes recorded in the Taal region.

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A jeep passes along an ash-covered road during evacuations as Taal volcano continues to erupt in Lemery, Philippines, Jan. 13, 2020.

Heavy ashfall and magma movements may lead to a volcanic hazard and further eruptions.

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Residents look on as Taal Volcano erupts, Jan. 12, 2020, in Talisay, Philippines.

The eruption has caused more than 18,000 people in a 9-mile radius of Batangas province, located about 55 miles south of Manila, to take shelter in evacuation centers.

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A column of ash and smoke looms over Talisay, Philippines as the Taal volcano erupts, Jan. 13, 2020.

The hazard level remained at a level 4, indicating that a "hazardous explosive eruption is possible within hours to days."

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Residents fleeing Taal Volcano's eruption wait for a ride on the side of a highway, Jan. 13, 2020, in Lemery, Philippines.

Schools, federal offices and the Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport were closed as a result of the eruption.

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A man walks on a road covered with ashes from the erupting Taal Volcano in Talisay, Philippines, Jan. 13, 2020.

ABC News' Christine Theodorou contributed to this report.