Just in ,Taal Volcano just spewed ash, there's ash fall in our city
By louievill
@louievill (28851)
Philippines
January 12, 2020 5:08am CST
Taal volcano, one of the more famous volcanoes in the Philippines just spewed kilometers high ash, it would probably erupt with a threat of a volcanic tsunami since it's situated in a lake called taal lake, people there are already being evacuated as of this moment to the mainland of Batangas province.
Being just a few hundred kilometers south of metro Manila ( where I am) ash fall has reached us so we already got inside and wore our dust masks. Any of you experienced a volcanic eruption?
Picture is my 15 year old youngest child (younger son), inside his room and already wearing protective dust mask.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
12 Jan 20
Yes there is the smell of sulphur so better get some protective mask. I'm afraid to turn on our ACs because it might get sucked in.
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@rakski (114439)
• Philippines
12 Jan 20
@louievill I smell it when I went out to buy the masks. lol
Our AC is turned on, but it has a plywood cover above it
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
12 Jan 20
Our government now is moving fast, it's the people who needs to cooperate. I'm a practical prepper so I'm ready, the dust and ash have a sulphur smell, medical and dust masks for now, no gas masks yet lol. Thank you very much for the well wishes
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@LadyDuck (467763)
• Switzerland
12 Jan 20
@louievill I remember when I climbed on the Italian volcano Vesuvius there was a terrible smell of sulfur on the top. It is disturbing. Take care.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
Yeah here in Rizal province the ash are falling and probably our roof has a coating of black sand.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
12 Jan 20
Reminds me of Pinatubo, I heard that some classes would already be suspended in Metro Manila tomorrow.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Jan 20
@louievill the ash fall is still in progress. Cars with no garage are exposed to the tiny granules like black pepper.
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@cacay1 (83320)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
12 Jan 20
@Alexandoy, sounds scary my friend. Take care all there.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
15 Jan 20
The volcano has calmed down but the threat of another eruption is still there. We here in metro Manila could just wear medical or dust masks like what my son is wearing but those nearer ground zero were required to wear a more specialized mask called N95
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
16 Jan 20
@louievill I know it for precaution. Our older son was in New York Citybwhen he saw the World Trade Centers being hit. He had to walk home through ash with no protection. It still worries me.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
12 Jan 20
That's quite near, the ash is so high I think it can be seen from as far as Sta. Rosa , Laguna. Our streets is like covered with snow. It reminds me how the Pinatubo eruption started, few ash falls untill it got stronger and our gutter collapsed from the weight of lahar. We cannot turn on the AC because it might get sucked in.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
12 Jan 20
@kepweng lets just say there are dangers and risks.
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@amitkokiladitya (171928)
• Agra, India
12 Jan 20
Yes....many people from your place are complaining about it.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
12 Jan 20
Yes so many are affected and it's only still the ash, not yet the eruption.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
15 Jan 20
@amitkokiladitya it's calm now but the danger is still there.
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@amitkokiladitya (171928)
• Agra, India
15 Jan 20
@louievill ohk...I hope everything remains calm now
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@rsa101 (38115)
• Philippines
13 Jan 20
@louievill our condo unit is sandwiched between firewalls that is why ashfall is not getting through yet. But as we checked this afternoon there is already thin layer of ash in our terrace accumulating.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16697)
• China
12 Jan 20
I haven't expericenced a volcanic eruption so far.The volcanic tsunami would make thing worse.Hope it won't occur and the ash will clear off soon !
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
13 Jan 20
@changjiangzhibin89 my eldest son is a cadet officer in an international oil and chemical tanker, he has only been in that job for 5 months but he has already visited different ports in your country 4 or 5 times, the ship travels inter Asia route
Son is only 23 years old
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
12 Jan 20
Hope nothing more serious would happen too, an ash spew is an indication of an eruption, tsunami would be one of the worst case scenario . Btw my eldest son is there in China right now my friend, they had been stuck anchored for days because of the fog and low visibility coupled with the heavy ship traffic along the Yangtze river.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16697)
• China
13 Jan 20
@louievill How far are you away from the volcano that is spewing ash? Do you need to be evacuated ? Oh,your eldest son is in China now,is he travelling ?
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@RebeccasFarm (88735)
• Arvada, Colorado
12 Jan 20
Oh dear Louie God be with you all there.
No never experienced
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
12 Jan 20
Thank you for the prayers, we are quite far from the volcano itself but I think it's spewing ash like crazy it's reaching us, class and some work I think had already been suspended for tomorrow.
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@RebeccasFarm (88735)
• Arvada, Colorado
12 Jan 20
@louievill I know you will be okay I hope and pray..It must be so difficult Louie
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@Tampa_girl7 (49937)
• United States
29 Jan 20
No, I've never experienced a volcanic eruption. I hope that everyone is okay.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
30 Jan 20
The people who were displaced were asked to go back now, no more lockdown, thank God everyone is safe.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
16 Jan 20
I had only seen it via Tagaytay so many times, never been down there to those " bayans" like Taal or the Volano island by the lake.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
16 Jan 20
@sunrisefan OMG , I have not checked it out, I get the feeling they are all connected underneath
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
16 Jan 20
Is it true that there's also a volcano in Japan erupting? I've read somewhere that there are 16 volcanoes simultaneously erupting including Taal, Japan and Mexico. Mt. Canlaon in Negros is reportedly spewing smoke too.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
12 Jan 20
We will stay safe by God's grace. Flooding, earthquakes, bush fires, typhoons now a volcanic eruption, they seem to be happening round the world
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
13 Jan 20
@JudyEv these people denying are too young they don't know how things were during our time Judy, and there's Trump who thinks he is still young
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@JudyEv (335272)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 20
@louievill And yet people are still denying that climate change is happening.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
24 Jan 20
There is increased volcanic activity today, the possibility of another eruption is still there.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
24 Jan 20
@Nakitakona so many hard headed people going back to their houses, they had been given window time but some hide and stay inside defying orders.
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@Nakitakona (56299)
• Philippines
24 Jan 20
@louievill As far as I know the Taal fishermen want to go out for fishing. I think it's too dangerous.
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
12 Jan 20
Yes you need to be careful and take every precaution
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
12 Jan 20
We are taking precautions, I'm worried about the people near the volcano, you see it's a scenic tourist spot.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
13 Jan 20
Great photo and I am glad if you are all safe and know what to do when this could happen like it has done.
Prayers going out for all of your safety and protection.
In Tenerife which is one of the Islands off Spain also had an eruption of a volcano there not too long back and a lot of people left and never went back because of it.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
13 Jan 20
@louievill
Actually I have just seen a couple of hours ago the actual eruption and it was really bad one.
I can well understand how you feel about it.
Yes Restinga is only a small place on the island which has an part active volcano still.
A lot of the sands there are still black from the ashes too. Thanks very much for the link I have understood where you are as well.
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@jobelbojel (35115)
• Philippines
10 Feb 20
It was chaotic the day it happened. Now we are using mask because of the ncov
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
10 Feb 20
And I think that's just a part of the picture, we are also washing and sanitizing our hands at a much higher rate now, I also hate avoiding touching my own face as much as possible
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@jobelbojel (35115)
• Philippines
10 Feb 20
@louievill Yes, that is right. Sanitizing and washing now.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
13 Jan 20
Thank you for the " take care " there was already an eruption a while ago, thing more are expected , hope it won't be much too and it would be over soon.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
16 Jan 20
@jstory07 i hope so too but all indications now point to a not yet at especially for those on volcano island and the evacuees
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@jstory07 (137849)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Jan 20
@louievill I hope it will be over soon.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
25 Jan 20
Oh wow. I have not experienced anything like that. Except, maybe in 1991 I was a small child and remember people talking about Mt. St. Helen eruption. That's in Washington and I'm in Minnesota, so that is many thousands miles away. No real threat to us.
I hope you are all safe there
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
25 Jan 20
We are all safe thank God but the threat of another eruption still looms. There had again been increased volcanic activity in that region and people are not yet allowed to go back to their homes. I think I read about that Mt. St.Helen eruption.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
26 Jan 20
@louievill I'm happy your safe, and I sure hope that there won't be any more eruptions. I can't even imagine how scary that must be
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@Shivram59 (33658)
• India
30 Jan 20
@loulevill I often think of people living in the proximity of a volcano.Does the ash ejected from a volcano reach hundreds of miles??
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
31 Jan 20
Yes, there are eruptions that spew ash hundreds of miles, in fact Mt, Pinatubo spewed so much that it remained suspended in the air and might had reached other countries, other eruptions just spew lava.
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@Shivram59 (33658)
• India
31 Jan 20
@louievill Thanks for enlightening me.I did not know it.It's really frightening.....I have never seen a volcano.....Thanks again.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
17 Jan 20
stay safe!!!! we see the eruption on the news, looks scary!
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
18 Jan 20
Ash spewing has stopped but there is still a danger of another explosion because sulphur levels are still high on the volcano.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
18 Jan 20
@DocAndersen thank you for the well wishes, at my location only ash could reach us by God's grace , I pity those who needed to evacuate.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
18 Jan 20
@louievill that is what they said on the news last night. Be safe!!!
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