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![A youth living at the foot of Taal volcano rides an outrigger canoe while the volcano spews ash as seen from Tanauan town in Batangas. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SN7N2QP4TBUOAAG7DXVPRI2KLQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=782a07275a3401ac2571532652aede63c9e66a20b198381d046115fb99230a11&width=400&height=225)
![A rooster crows as he is covered in ash from Taal Volcano's eruption Monday. AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XYQPUMVQRH3HOSR6BVDY5Q4R3I.jpg?smart=true&auth=e72d4f3a51b848ace1e20381cea513f35d2956d7fa23eece125c44e339d1bd49&width=400&height=225)
![A motorcycle rider navigates through a muddy road after a volcano eruption in Talisay, Batangas. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/C7MYD55UCKMVY6FXFHKI5VDKVI.jpg?smart=true&auth=d3eb602e5d3913ba12bcdcf7b64a4f0eaa414c6f3b24bedda4729ce8fffd905e&width=400&height=225)
![Policemen walk past a damaged post after a volcano eruption in Talisay, Batangas. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3FY55U45QZS3C2QWPGZS4QEC6U.jpg?smart=true&auth=abefcc9e1bbc663c53f70c6ab1747470caabc9860e13b8cea0e8151592ab192e&width=400&height=225)
![A child is carried onboard a rescue vehicle after a volcano eruption in Talisay, Batangas. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LSSWUOXYOLBMRLL5DRQE3GYVNM.jpg?smart=true&auth=3fad3e2d7a5e15bd0a3bc210c250f6804393b2d5ffce1eb4a16e0d0c3eaff9f0&width=400&height=225)
![Villagers ride a rescue vehicle after a volcano eruption in Talisay, Batangas. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JXE5IPG7WUNAFH2GLQJ2LBDEAE.jpg?smart=true&auth=a5edf1b812d26257a1a2fe2ed6e5cb87f52d7f513e5bdf89bf838ab10cce74cc&width=400&height=225)
![A drug store puts up a sign of masks not available in Makati south of Manila, Philippines. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5V4VEH2JQNLP7NRPGE6EQNAI64.jpg?smart=true&auth=89b6521bab6a8cf504c02fee232eb0a9f1845f517452367086978af6e40ef5c1&width=400&height=225)
![People take photos of a phreatic explosion from the Taal volcano as seen from the town of Tagaytay in Cavite province. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MXHIHFUBJN7WIEQ5VTGZHBKJEA.jpg?smart=true&auth=be6ff9561d4fdb4d41d594642a8bd8a4cd3a62ebaef788ff75bc4113ae5e71f5&width=400&height=225)
![Lightning strikes as a column of ash surrounds the crater of Taal Volcano as it erupts on January 12, 2020. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/STLXRTIXWMDLQTGMIBJ4GXA43U.jpg?smart=true&auth=7186a523869d7d49b4318cee4dd3c239d1448af31a3d4052c0bacea062b04b89&width=400&height=225)
![An ash column from Taal Volcano looms over Tagaytay city, Philippines. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VPXD6TJX6EX63CDUKCRQ662NPY.jpg?smart=true&auth=cc9cb4d818a930bff1d2c81a03313d0e49de1281d316dba985464d904c4dd0d3&width=400&height=225)
![Residents walk along a road covered in ash mixed with rainwater as Taal Volcano erupts on January 12, 2020 in Talisay, Batangas province, Philippines. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KI5MYQKROKEKQ7AZ2W2DGJOM64.jpg?smart=true&auth=eec6d1986ef13c1a09f2883bbbc4fe627bf616b37d4c0e9b527b06d9e34ec4c1&width=400&height=225)
![An ash column from erupting Taal Volcano looms over Tagaytay city, Philippines. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/G3AK5YDFGV23CXXTCDI522AUNE.jpg?smart=true&auth=b8e811f4e72c008f6c48aa7d4d7bcbbe891bce9dcc3c06c29c7b69019543d431&width=400&height=225)
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![A phreatic explosion from the Taal volcano is seen from the town of Tagaytay in Cavite province, southwest of Manila. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OXW5ROGUQ7B4PIGBSWSI44XW5I.jpg?smart=true&auth=935d91cad8fab178f1613a877dbaeda8a6ab6563432e5b8422a2a3e9781b9e15&width=400&height=225)
![Residents evacuate as Taal Volcano erupts, in Tagaytay, Cavite province, outside Manila, Philippines. AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FRW3HCVVNVNCWIB6VSI6DPKK3M.jpg?smart=true&auth=7d05a1a9df437b44a5ec683eaf94b93c5230567e4e5a598302f4c35adaba1ea8&width=400&height=225)
![A man uses an umbrella to shield him from ashfalls as Taal Volcano erupts in Tagaytay, Cavite province, outside Manila, Philippines. AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VJN4KL6BDFDQ22OW3QQZQFT7LQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=03d0a421883fca44b50e793d34295131a28faf12a994ba87e2b3595dcdbc2480&width=400&height=225)
![Residents use plastic bags to shield themselves from ash mixed with rainwater as Taal Volcano erupts in Talisay, Batangas province, Philippines. Local authorities have begun evacuating residents near Taal Volcano as it began spewing ash up to a kilometre high Sunday afternoon. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has raised the alert level to three out of five, warning of the volcano's continued "magmatic unrest." Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MIM44B6LY3QVZCLQQOGREIG4YE.jpg?smart=true&auth=9e3f36b6a88715732bbaa475a24582b579f6bd062f4b913e7d6260b6abc7ddf0&width=400&height=225)
![Residents walk along a road covered in ash mixed with rainwater as Taal Volcano erupts in Talisay, Batangas province, Philippines. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6DQVQ7EHYFQ6HF4VL624KK3KPQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=a642c7cfa38758690d0fbc3632477c392cfe73d7a265a6f0de1b76579c1927e2&width=400&height=225)
![People watch as the Taal volcano spews ash and smoke during an eruption in Tagaytay, Cavite province south of Manila, Philippines. AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/D4C5HXMB7MGPYFZ2TOB6VYDWDU.jpg?smart=true&auth=2fb01163d1c919d79c5df2ce1edb5105987bfa01a9993d1186ebfc59883aaf4a&width=400&height=225)
![A resident splashes water on a vehicle covered in ash mixed with rainwater as Taal Volcano erupts. Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PSFU57UZZ7MKPT25JGOEPVEESY.jpg?smart=true&auth=56bccaa38d94259fbedbd2c338e711ae757365722caef12d6d0fbc7f2a59a1ae&width=400&height=225)
![Plumes of smoke and ash rise from as Taal Volcano. AP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CCWZRU75IJVJ7KISR2564CXMHM.jpg?smart=true&auth=9fc279b79fb4be00304ee0f40d53ef7d2b73b586833ab6c0c7d6f4dbe7baeb92&width=400&height=225)
![Villagers take shelter inside a church during an eruption of Taal Volcano, in Talisay, Batangas, Philippines. Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as authorities in the Philippines raised the alert due to increased activity of Taal volcano, located on an island near Manila. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) raised the alert level from 1 to 3 - on a scale of 5 - after an increase in activity in the crater resulted in an eruption spewing steam and ash up to one-kilometre-high. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6S44M3L5ET75OGHUVY2HECTJII.jpg?smart=true&auth=82780dfda33afb66c7230d03fa29685dc414b762cd8c63d25b52a232e6da0334&width=400&height=225)
![A view of a lightning strike over Taal Volcano during an eruption, in Talisay, Batangas, Philippines. Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as the authorities in the Philippines raised the alert due to increased activity of Taal volcano, located on an island near Manila. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) raised the alert level from 1 to 3 - on a scale of 5 - after an increase in activity in the crater resulted in an eruption spewing steam and ash up to one-kilometer-high. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5JU4VBVXJZGGCWZCNC76CORHW4.jpg?smart=true&auth=7fc4912f73963ec97f40ddd7c3bdec407f8b3c9e25da1acfd704745dcdd18d57&width=400&height=225)
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