Geologists plan to hack a notch into the crater of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines in a dangerous operation to drain a volcanic lake that threatens nearby villages with mass floods, scientists said.

VAIL, Colorado “-A couple of last words about Manila before moving on. On my last day here I take the Light Rail Transport (LRT, basically an elevated tram) to the Chinese cemetery and it is quite ...

BOTOLAN, Philippines (AP) _ Thousands of people evacuated villages near Mount Pinatubo on Wednesday as workers prepared to breach the volcano’s crater to drain its brimming lake. Dozens of trucks and ...

Filipinos pondered if they should move to shelters. Some lived along riverbeds where deadly pyroclastic flows and thick mud streams called lahars would roll down from the mountainside at high speeds, ...