BY JORGE MOJARRO

The sudden eruption of Taal Volcano last Sunday made me think of the several deadly eruptions it has had in history. Newspapers report that the last time Taal erupted was in 1977, when a little cone appeared in the main crater. However, a very destructive explosion occurred in 1911, when more than a thousand people died, devastated by flows of lava and burning ash.

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