A restive Philippine volcano has erupted briefly on a central island, sending a 2.4-mile plume of ash and debris into the sky and forcing authorities to suspend classes in four villages due to ashfall

Volcano erupts in Philippines sending ash 4km into the sky - Videos posted on social media show a wide, grey plume billowing high into the air as startled residents look on

The area around Kanlaon Volcano in the Philippines was still under evacuation orders from an eruption in December​.