PHOTONEWS: Day 4, Jan. 15, 2020: TAAL VOLCANO ERUPTION- Big bang signs: Cracks, quakes

Residents in their bankas are dwarfed by the magnitude of the vertical eruption of the Taal volcano as they try to go to their homes to rescue some animals and belongings they left behind aat Barangay Bignay, Batangas on Monday.

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Volcano remains a danger, experts say, as people sneak back to save livestock

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TEMPESTUOUS TAAL. Lakeshore residents of the nearby vehement volcano walk past wooden boats Monday after its initial eruption, with lava and broad columns of ash illuminated by lightning spewed from the active volcano (below), grounding hundreds of flights in nearby Metro Manila as authorities warned of a possible ‘explosive eruption.’ AFP

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Manila shuts down, thousands evacuated amid volcano eruption fears

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Residents evacuate as Taal volcano erupts in Batangas province in the Philippines, on Jan 12, 2020.PHOTO: AP

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A family evacuates to safer grounds after an eruption of the Taal volcano on Jan 13, 2020.PHOTO: AP

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STRAINED SIGHT. Evacuees from towns affected by Taal’s eruption queue up at an evacuation center in Tanauan, Batangas on Tuesday. Authorities said the volcano could spew out lava and ash for weeks, leaving thousands in limbo after fleeing their homes in fear of a massive eruption. AFP

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Evacuees receiving food at Padre Pio Shrine in Santo Tomas, Batangas.PHOTO: CRISTINA MENINA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES

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Over 35,000 have been evacuated as a result of Taal Volcano’s eruption. There are about 250 evacuees at Padre Pio Shrine in Santo Tomas, Batangas.PHOTO: CRISTINA MENINA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES

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Over 35,000 have been evacuated as a result of Taal Volcano’s eruption. There are about 250 evacuees at Padre Pio Shrine in Santo Tomas, Batangas.PHOTO: CRISTINA MENINA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES

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Evacuees rest at an evacuation center in Tanaun, Batangas province, southern Philippines on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. Taal volcano is spewing ash half a mile high and trembling with earthquakes constantly as thousands of people flee villages darkened and blanketed by heavy ash. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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ARMY OF HELPERS Volunteers from Cavite and Laguna provinces sign up at a field office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Barangay Gregoria de Jesus, General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite, to help pack relief goods for Taal evacuees. —LYN RILLON

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A resident inspects damage to his house from volcanic ash in Batangas province, Philippines, on Jan 14, 2020.PHOTO: AP

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(Above). Residents unloading their horses from a wooden boat after rescuing them from their homes and transporting them to Balete town, Batangas province.PHOTOS: CRISTINA MENINA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

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