On the 12th, a volcano erupted in the famous tourist area of ​​Tagaytay, Philippines.

According to the Philippine Volcano Institute (phivolcs), a primary earthquake occurred at Taal Volcano at 3:35 am local time. Following the second earthquake at 10:43 am, the eruption of feathers began to erupt at five eruption craters at Taal Volcano State, expanding to a steam eruption generating about 100 m of smoke. did.


Authorities issued an emergency evacuation order, including full control of access to the island of Taal and other evacuation zones within a 14-km radius of the Taal Volcano State crater.


Property damage appears to have occurred, with volcanic ash flying over and over 20 km away.

In addition, volcanic ash canceled all flights of Philippine Manila International Airlines (NAIA) after 6 pm.



The Taal Volcano eruption is the smallest active volcano in the world, 43 years after the last eruption in 1977.