A volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea has forced the evacuation of more than 26,000 people over the past week and created urgent humanitarian needs, a disaster official said Tuesday.
The Philippines raised the alert level for one of its most active volcanoes on Thursday, warning of potentially explosive activity within days or weeks and urging evacuations of villages surrounding the mountain.
About two years after being displaced from their homes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by a volcanic eruption, thousands of people are still living in camps.