11.   Rain in nearby Legazpi turned to mud as it mixed with the ash clouds, blackening the streets of villages and farms near the volcano and darkening the skies.

12.   Rain in nearby Legazpi city turned to mud as it mixed with the ash clouds, blackening the streets of the provincial capital and darkening the skies.

13.   Recently, most of the ash clouds, known as pyroclastic flows, had drifted to the eastern end of Montserrat.

14.   Scientists say the volcano is now settling down, but it continues to rumble and occasionally hurls ash clouds thousands of miles into the sky.

15.   Scientists say more molten rock will produce more explosions, ash clouds and avalanches of fiery rock and gases called pyroclastic flows.

16.   Since ash clouds can resemble thunderstorms, Lynch said, observers try to verify eruptions with observers on the ground.

17.   The ash clouds were accompanied by lightning and thunder, the observatory said.

18.   The shutdown ended when winds pushed a massive ash cloud out to sea to the southwest.

19.   The shutdown ended when fresh winds pushed a massive ash cloud towards the southwest and out to sea.

20.   These winds have also brought the remnants of the ash cloud from Soufriere Hills eruption on Friday over our islands.