PHOTONEWS: Day 10, Jan. 21, 2020: TAAL VOLCANO ERUPTION- ‘Recharging’ Taal hints of strong blast
TAAL FROM THE AIR. An aerial view of Taal Volcano, which erupted recently, on Monday shows its cracked northeastern rim. Authorities warned that magma continues to deform the island, its movement resulting in an ‘uplift’ of the volcano, and could be an indication of a possible explosive eruption. AFP
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Atom-bomb like blast feared
GIANT CALDERA. Up to 30 kms wide, the entire Taal Lake hosts an island made up of a volcano, among 24 active in the Philippines, which has several eruption centers or stratovolcanoes.
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VOLCANIC LIGHTNING. Taal Volcano triggers volcanic lightning while spewing a massive cloud of ash into the sky. Michael Sagaran
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VOLCANIC LIGHTNING. Taal Volcano triggers volcanic lightning while spewing a massive cloud of ash into the sky in a spectacular phenomenon that has motorists pulling over the side and taking snapshots on Sunday, January 12, 2020. AFP
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FROM A DISTANCE. Taal Volcano emitting smoke and ash on January 12,2020 as viewed from Club Balai Isabel in Talisay, Batangas.
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SPEWING STEAM. Taal volcano spews steam as an ash-covered village and vegetation are seen in Laurel town, Batangas on Wednesday. Authorities are struggling to keep thousands of evacuees from returning home in areas threatened by a feared massive eruption of Taal. AFP
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ALL ALONE Some residents of Barangay Caluit in Balete town, Batangas province, have left
their farm animals since there is no space for them in the evacuation center. —CHRIS QUINTANA
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Economic losses reach P4.3 billion, agri-fishery worst hit—NEDA
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DENOTING DAMAGE. Volunteers on Monday hand out donations to families affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano in Buso Buso, the eruption inflicting significant damage on the livelihood of tens of thousands of families in the area. AFP
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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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Rody assures victims P30-billion will be made available to them
PRESIDENTIAL PRESENCE. President Rodrigo Duterte leads Tuesday in distributing family food packs to victims of the Taal Volcano eruption during his visit to the Batangas City Sports Coliseum. Presidential Photo
EVACUEES’ PLIGHT Maricel Capagalan watches her daughter and the children of other evacuees while resting on a mat with her husband inside a classroom at Bauan Technical High School in Bauan town, Batangas province. —LYN RILLON
DOST Undersecretary Renato Solidum Jr. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, showed media the state-of-the-art volcanic and earthquake monitoring systems of Phivolcs.
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