AFP, TANAUAN, PhilippinesPhilippine authorities yesterday ordered a crackdown on evacuees’ daily visits to their homes in the danger zone around Taal volcano as scientists warned it could be “recharging” for a more powerful explosion. “We are directing DRRMCs [Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils] ... not to allow anyone to enter the danger zone,” Philippine Undersecretary for the Interior Epimaco Densing said. The volcano shot ash 15km high in the Jan. 12 eruption, which crushed scores of homes and killed livestock as well as crops. However, seismologists have warned the volcano could imminently unleash a much bigger eruption, posing a deadly risk to anyone in the 14km radius “danger zone” that surrounds it. “Our concern is how are we going to sustain a long term evacuation period,” he added.

Source: Taipei Times January 20, 2020 16:06 UTC