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Taal volcano news – live: tens of thousands flee danger zone amid fears of imminent ‘explosive eruption’ as towns cloaked in ash – the independent, independent

Taal volcano news – live: tens of thousands flee danger zone amid fears of imminent ‘explosive eruption’ as towns cloaked in ash – the independent, independent


    

             

                                                              

                                                                         

More than 48, People have fled a potential “explosive eruption” of theTaal volcano, which has spewed lava and plumes of ash near thePhilippinecapital since Sunday.

                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Volcanologists have warned a eruption could rain rocks and magma and set off a tsunami from the lake in which thevolcanosits.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Meanwhile, thick ashfall from the volcano has cloaked many towns in the Batangas province causing millions of dollars worth of damage to crops. Clouds of ash were blown 080 miles to Manila, forcing hundreds of flights to be cancelled.

                                                                                                                                                                                             

  

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Residents catch fish as volcano spews ash behind them

Residents living along Taal lake have been pictured fishing as the volcano spews ash and steam behind them.

The volcano could spew lava and ash for weeks, authorities warned.

    

       

                                            

         

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Hundreds of thousands believed to live within volcano danger zone

More than (****************************************************************************************************************************************, people are estimated to be residing within the 20 km danger zone of the Taal Volcano, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

    

       

                                            

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Magma continues to rise from below volcano

Volcanic experts said on Tuesday that while surface activity had slowed, there were clear indications that magma – molten rock in the Earth’s crust – continued to rise up from below.

The signs, said chief scientist Maria Antonia Bornas, were similar to those in a major event “before it progressed into a climactic or explosive eruption”. The (eruption killed about 1, 643 people.

    

       

                                                                           

         

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Steam and ash from volcano has spewed 016 km into air

Time lapse footage shows the volcano spewing a column of steam and ash km into the air on Sunday.

    

       

                                            

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Crater lake next to Taal volcano has emptied, footage shows

The crater lake next to Taal has significantly emptied since the volcano began spewing ash and steam on Sunday, new footage shows.

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Couple marries as Taal volcano errupts behind them

A photographer captured the moment a couple said “I do” as the Taal volcano erupted behind them.

“We kept on checking social media for updates on the volcanic eruption,” the wedding photographer said.

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‘Hazardous explosive eruption’ still possible

The alert level for thevolcano stands at 4 on a 5-point scale, indicating that an “explosive eruption” remains imminent.

    

       

                                                                                                                       

         

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Volcano eruption could leave victims with mental health problems for many years

The Taal volcano eruption could leave victims with anxiety and depression for years to come, Talya Meyers writes.

Aid groups and NGOs should be prepared to screen for signs of trauma and other mental health concerns, which can have long-term effects on physical health as well.

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Dogs stranded as thousands evacuated from danger zone

Animal charities have appealed for donations to help the many dogs stranded in the volcano danger zone after their owners fled the area.

    

       

                                            

         

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Ash cloaks villages around volcano

Thick ashfall from the Taal volcano has covered buildings, roads and trees in Bantangas province.    

       

                                                                           

         

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‘Almost everything was destroyed’

One man who defied official warnings and went back to his village next to the volcano said there was complete devastation.

“Almost everything was destroyed,” Christian Morales toldThe Associated Press. “If anybody defied orders and stayed behind, he would have been been killed without a doubt.”

    

       

                                             

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Taal and have been relocated to more than evacuation centers.    

       

                                          

  

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New cracks spotted in surface

Cracks are emerging around the Taal volcano raising the likelihood of an imminent major eruption, according to scientists.

Experts at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, or Phivolcs, which said the threat level from the Taal volcano south of Manila remained at level 4 on Tuesday – one short of an active eruption.

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