A week after the eruption of the Philippines, 70,000 people evacuated.
A volcanic eruption near Manila, the capital of the Philippines, erupted in a week on the 19th, and the volcanic observatory in the Philippines has reported that the volcanic plume has weakened, but the volcanic earthquake continues to be large. We continue to warn that eruptions may occur.
A large eruption, which appears to be a phreatic explosion, occurred near the crater of Tar Volcano on Luzon, approximately 60 km south of the Philippine capital Manila, and the ash plunged up to a height of up to 15,000 meters. In addition, a large amount of volcanic ash fell in the surrounding area.
A week has passed 19 days after the eruption, but all residents within a 14 km radius of the crater have been called for evacuation, and according to Philippine authorities, approximately 70,000 people have been evacuated so far.
According to the Philippine Ministry of Agriculture, large amounts of volcanic ash have fallen on agricultural lands, causing damage to crops such as rice and corn in the volcanic province of Batangas and surrounding provinces, amounting to about 6 billion yen.
A volcanic observation agency in the Philippines, the Volcanic Earthquake Research Institute, announced on the evening of the 18th that the height of the plume had reached a maximum of about 800 meters and that the momentum was weakening.
On the other hand, since the volcanic earthquake continues, there is a possibility that a large eruption may occur again, and we maintain the second highest level of eruption alert level 4, and continue to call for alert .