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Philippine rescuers climb active volcano to reach crashed plane

Volcanic ash spews out of a crater of Mount Mayon during an eruption in Albay province, south of Manila, onn Jan 29, 2018. (Reuters File Photo)

Philippine rescue teams began climbing an active volcano on Tuesday in a “very risky operation” to reach the wreckage of a small plane that crashed at the weekend, officials said.

Four people, including two Australians, were on board the Cessna 340 aircraft when it went missing on Saturday morning after taking off for Manila from Bicol International Airport in the central province of Albay, several kilometres from Mayon volcano.

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