Philippines' Taal volcano status lowered to alert level 3, thousands can return home

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Philippines' Taal volcano status lowered to alert level 3, thousands can return home

A major explosion of Taal volcano no longer appears imminent, authorities said

Published: January 26, 2020 09:18 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer

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200126 taal volcano — Taal Volcano’s condition in the two weeks following the January 12 to 13, 2020 phreato-magmatic eruption or main eruptive phase has generally declined into less frequent volcanic activity, decelerated ground deformation of the Taal Volcano caldera and Taal Volcano island, edifice, and weak steam gas emissions from the main crater, PHIVOLCS said. Image Credit: Twitter/Mark Salazar

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200126 taal residents — Residents on motorcycles ride back to their homes after the Philippine volcanology bureau lowered the alert level from 4 to 3 Image Credit: AFP

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200126 motorbike — A resident unloads his belongings from a motorbike in front of his house after the Philippine volcanology bureau lowered the alert level from 4 to 3 and residents were allowed to return home in the town of Lemery, Batangas province. Image Credit: AFP

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26012020 taal volcano — Taal Volcano continues to emit white steam early Sunday morning as Phivolcs lowers volcano alert status to Level 3. Image Credit: Twitter/George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News

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200126 taal volcano 2 — PHIVOLCS reminds the public that at Alert Level 3, sudden steam-driven and even weak phreatomagmatic explosions, volcanic earthquakes, ashfall and lethal volcanic gas expulsions can occur and threaten areas within the volcano island and nearby lakeshore. Image Credit: AFP

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200126 lemery — A resident cleans ash from the front of his home after the Philippine volcanology bureau lowered the alert level from 4 to 3 and residents were allowed to return home in the town of Lemery, Batangas. Image Credit: AFP

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201626 taal volcano alert — Volcano-affected residents, returning to their homes, load a motorcycle onto a jeepney. Image Credit: AFP

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200126 relief — A family of evacuees load relief food packs onto their motorcycle at an evacuation centre in Bauan town, Batangas. Image Credit: AFP

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