The activated Taal volcano in the Philippine Islands caused a breakdown of the holiday season in the region and a stampede of local residents away from natural disasters. People flee from the province of Batangas to hide from the ashes and avoid disaster.
What's the matter?
The volcano "woke up" on January 12, 2020. First huge clouds of hot steam shot up into the sky, and then fountains of dark gray smoke rose up.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology immediately raised the alarm, identifying the hazard level as 4 out of 5. Experts warned that a lava eruption could begin at any time.
Local residents began to urgently leave their homes to wait out a volcanic eruption in another province. Authorities organized an evacuation from the 14-kilometer zone, which is located near Taal.
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Meanwhile, the situation worsened: after steam and smoke, the volcano began to erupt ash. A sticky gray plume covered the whole sky, rising to a height of about 1 km. The ash column was visible even from the neighboring province of Cavite.
How to fly away?
Located 70 km north of the volcano in the capital, Manila, Ninoy Aquino International Airport has suspended operations to avoid disasters. Flights were canceled, and 7, 700 tourists still remain in the province, waiting for the opening of the flight.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology recommended that the air services cancel all flights in the airspace near the volcano, since the absence of ballistic fragments, stones and ash cannot be guaranteed.
Situation is getting worse
Those who hoped that by Monday, January 13, the volcano would calm down and calm down, were deeply mistaken. On Monday morning, the volcano entered a phase of magmatic eruption, emitting lava flows. This is accompanied by many strong lightning, electromagnetic bursts and thunder.
About 450 thousand people live in the district, and only 6 thousand managed to evacuate.
Experts fear that the eruption of the Taal volcano could cause a severe tsunami.
