PHOTONEWS: Tall Volcano Still For Full Eruption – Aftermath Scenario

Image captionEven birds have been blanketed by ashfall

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TAAL LAKE LIVELIHOOD A fisherman in Mataas na Kahoy town, Batangas province, uses a perch made of bamboo poles to scan the waters of Taal Lake for tilapia that he will catch using an improvised spear gun. Some residents in lakeshore villages in the town went about their activities on Monday morning despite Taal Volcano’s steam-driven eruption that started on Sunday. —CLIFFORD NUÑEZ

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Families flee their homes as the Agoncillo town in Batangas turns into an ash-filled ghost town on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, due to the eruption of the Taal Volcano.

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Ash fell on several areas nearby with residents advised to wear masks. One resident in metro Manila said shops had begun to run out of masks.

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Aerial shot shows an ash-covered community in Talisay, Batangas where thousands have been evacuated following a phreatic explosion at the main crater of Taal Volcano the other day. / Russell Palma, Miguel De Guzman

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People in Manila wear face masks as supplies run out in many stores and in nearby provinces in the south. / Edd Gumban

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PDRF and member-companies Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and Metrobank, are addressing immediate needs by distributing face masks in affected areas. In partnership with Airbnb Open Homes, PDRF is also ready to provide temporary accommodations for response teams.

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TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — Red-hot lava gushed out of a Philippine volcano on Monday after a sudden eruption of ash and steam that forced villagers to flee en masse and shut down Manila’s international airport, offices and schools.

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Maraming mga bahay at kalsada sa Batangas tulad sa Talisay ang natatabunan ng mga abo ng bulkang Taal.

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Kasabay nito, isi­nailalim naman sa red alert status ni Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Felimon Santos Jr., ang tropa ng 2nd Infantry Division ng Philippine Army na may hurisdiksyon sa lalawigan.

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Sinabi ng DTI na merong mga nagsumbong sa kanila na ilang mga retailer ang nagtaas ng presyo ng face mask at gas mask para samantalahin ang biglang pangangaila­ngan dito dahil sa pagputok ng bulkang Taal.

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Libu-libong mga papaalis na pasahero ang du­magsa sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport matapos ianunsyo ang partial operation nito makaraang itigil ang operasyon dahil sa pagputok ng Taal Volcano.

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Sumugod ang marami sa medical supplies store na ito sa Bambang, Maynila para bumili ng face mask na sinasabing nagkaubusan na matapos pumutok ang bulkan.

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Dahil dito, sinasabing delikado ang mga lungsod na ‘yan sa mga may bronchitis, emphysema o asthma.

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A man points at the ashfall that covered a car in Langgam, San Pedro, Laguna on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, as Taal Volcano spewed plumes and rock fragments to nearby areas.

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