Areas overlooking the 62,000-hectare lake and volcano island, which has its own crater lake, have turned into boom towns of hotels, restaurants and spas. Phivolcs reiterated the total evacuation of the volcano island and high-risk areas within the 14-kilometer radius from the Taal main crater. ‘No man’s land’On Tuesday, President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation to declare the Taal Volcano Island a “No man’s land.”“As of this moment, Taal Volcano continues to be on the Alert Level 4. Taal Volcano Observatory Officer in Charge Paolo Reniva said the threats from the pyroclastic density currents could emerge over the volcano’s 14-kilometer radius from the main crater. “Ang base surges po ‘yung pyroclastic flow na tatawid ng Taal Lake… Ito ay posibleng mangyari kapag itinaas na natin sa Alert Level 5 ang status ng Taal (The pyroclastic surge will cross Taal Lake.

Source: Manila Times January 16, 2020 01:21 UTC