1,500 residents flee Taal

by Christian Crow Maghanoy - Arlie O. Calalo - Kaithreen Cruz

Jul 03, 2021 1:00 am

UPDATED 1:00 AM JULY 3, 2021

About 1,500 people have left their homes as Taal Volcano in Batangas continued to be restive on Friday.

Most of the evacuees were sheltering in at least 14 emergency centers, according to the Batangas Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

SIMMERING Taal Volcano continues to simmer on July 2, 2021, a day after it erupted and forced the evacuation of 1,500 families in the affected areas. Phivolcs has raised Alert Level 3, which puts towns within the 7-kilometer radius in the danger zone. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

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