MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): Nearly 4,000 people, who fled their villages when the Taal Volcano erupted two weeks ago, have fallen ill in evacuation centres. Phivolcs maintains the alert level on Taal at 4, a notch below a hazardous explosive eruption. But definitely, there will be others who should not return, ” Maria Antonia Bornas, chief of Phivolcs’ volcano monitoring and eruption division, told reporters. Phivolcs’ Bornas said the standard procedure required at least a two-week continuous downward trend in volcanic activity before the alert level could be lowered. In the case of Taal, Bornas said Phivolcs might reduce the 14-km danger zone once the alert level was lowered.

Source: The Star January 23, 2020 04:30 UTC