Evacuation unnecessary in Tagaytay ridge, some areas inside Taal 'danger zone': Phivolcs

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Residents can stay put in some areas inside the 14-kilometer danger zone around Taal Volcano even as it threatens to erupt, state seismology institute Phivolcs said Thursday. Some areas inside the zone are elevated enough to be safe from the potential base surge, tsunami or pyroclastic current that Taal could spawn, said Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum. &quot;Example po, Tagaytay City, doon sa ridge, national road. Nasa loob iyon ng 14 kilometers, pero dahil mataas na po ang elevation noon, hindi sila aabutin ng base surge so dapat hindi iyon ini-evacuate,&quot; he told ABS-CBN News. (An example is Tagaytay City, the areas on the ridge, national road. These are inside the 14-kilometer danger zone, but because of of their elevation, they would not be reached by the base surge so residents do not need to evacuate.) &quot;Minsan nage-generalize na basta nasa loob, kailangan umalis,&quot; he added. (Sometimes, people tend to generalize that if your inside the danger zone, you need to leave.) Solidum, however, clarified that at least 2 barangays in the lower part of Tagaytay should evacuate, as well as some areas near the shoreline of neighboring Lipa, Batangas, which is a plateau. Taal, which sits in the center of a lake south of the capital, belched Sunday a giant ash cloud that coated parts of Luzon, suspended NAIA operations overnight, and forced thousands to flee. The volcano remains under the second highest danger level, which means a &quot;hazardous explosive eruption is possible within hours to days,&quot; said Phivolcs. Umagang Kay Ganda, Jan. 15, 2020 <div>RELATED STORIES: </div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/15/20/all-in-gods-hands-taal-volcano-evacuees-hunker-down">&#x27;All in God&#x27;s hands&#x27;: Taal Volcano evacuees hunker down</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/14/20/duterte-warns-taal-evacuees-against-going-home-as-volcano-belches-ash-lava">Duterte warns Taal evacuees against going home as volcano belches ash, lava</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/01/13/20/metro-manila-lgus-inatasang-tanggapin-ang-taal-evacuees">Metro Manila LGUs inatasang tanggapin ang Taal evacuees</a></li></ul>

Residents can stay put in some areas inside the 14-kilometer danger zone around Taal Volcano even as it threatens to erupt, state seismology institute Phivolcs said Thursday.

Residents can stay put in some areas inside the 14-kilometer danger zone around Taal Volcano even as it threatens to erupt, state seismology institute Phivolcs said Thursday.

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Evacuation unnecessary in Tagaytay ridge, some areas inside Taal 'danger zone': Phivolcs

Evacuation unnecessary in Tagaytay ridge, some areas inside Taal 'danger zone': Phivolcs

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Published Jan 16, 2020 08:57 AM PHT

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