Fifteen municipalities around Taal Volcano were put on total lockdown by authorities on Thursday, creating virtual ghost towns where residents who fled were forbidden to return.

The municipalities are within the 14-kilometer danger zone set up by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) while authorities wait for the volcano’s activity to either subside or reach critical levels.

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