A Philippine official says an erupting volcano remains life-threatening despite weaker emissions of steam and ash and fewer tremors. He advised thousands of displaced villagers not to return to the danger zone.
Steam comes rises from the Taal volcano in a view from Tagaytay, Cavite province, southern Philippines on Thursday Jan.16, 2020. Taal volcano belched smaller plumes of ash Thursday but shuddered continuously with earthquakes and cracked roads in nearby towns, which were blockaded by police due to fears of a bigger eruption.
“When there is an explosion, that will be life-threatening, especially if people get very near, like on volcano island,” Renato Solidum, who heads the institute, told The Associated Press. Many houses and farms have been damaged by volcanic ash, though no deaths or major injuries directly caused by the eruption have been reported. Authorities have reported one traffic fatality on an ash-slickened road and an evacuee dying from a heart attack.
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