LIVE updates: Alert Level 3 over Taal Volcano

(Philstar.com)

July 2, 2021 - 8:39am

This still image taken from video taken on July 1, 2021 released on July 3, 2021 by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology - Department of Science and Technology (PHIVOLCS-DOST) shows an eruption from the main crater of the Taal volcano, which sits in a picturesque lake in Batangas province.

Handout / Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology / Department of Science and Technology / AFP

MANILA, Philippines — Some communities near Taal Volcano were forced to evacuate their homes Thursday as increased volcanic unrest brought the alert level over the volcano to Alert Level 3.

Taal Volcano ejected a one-kilometer plume of steam and magma, which led to the raised alert level.

According to the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology, if unrest continues to increase, a "hazardous eruption is possible within days to weeks."

Follow this page for quick updates on Taal Volcano.

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