Taal Volcano ashfall reaches Metro Manila
MANILA, Philippines — Ashfall brought about by the phreatic eruption of the Taal Volcano Sunday afternoon has now reached parts of Metro Manila.
In a video posted by Paulo Felicio Famini on Facebook, ash can be seen to have accumulated on the surface of a white car in Barangay Palanan in Makati City.
Guy's ingat sa mga may hika abot na sa METRO MANILA, MAKATI yung ash from Taal. 🌫🔥🤦🏻♂️🙏🏼
Posted by Paulo Felicio Famini on Sunday, January 12, 2020
The video, the uploader told INQUIRER.net, was taken at around 7:20 p.m.
Ashfall in Makati City. Photo courtesy of John Mercado Cesar
Parked cars in Marikina and Pasig City also collected ash.
WATCH: Ashfall caused by the Taal Volcano eruprtion seen on cars parked in Marikina and Pasig City. @inquirerdotnet pic.twitter.com/kt9HZsl1f0
— Gabriel P. Lalu (@GabrielLaluINQ) January 12, 2020
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has raised Alert Level 4 over Taal Volcano.
Alert Level 4 means that “hazardous explosive eruption is possible within hours to days.”
Most of the cities in Metro Manila have already suspended classes on Monday following Taal Volcano’s phreatic eruption.
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