Philippines warns of 'explosive eruption' after Taal Volcano spews ash near the capital, Manila; Thousands evacuated

CNN ^ | 01/13/2020 | By Jinky Jorgio, Jessie Yeung and Alaa Elassar

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Lightning strikes as a column of ash surrounds the crater of Taal Volcano as it erupts on January 12, 2020.

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A resident clears mud and ash in Tanauan town on January 13, 2020.

[vetvetdoug]

Imagine the havoc this is going to play for the call centers for eBay, ATT, and the Credit Card companies....

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A vehicle covered in ash mixed with rainwater after Taal Volcano erupted on January 12, 2020 in Talisay, Philippines.

[dsc]

That may well be the best nature photo I’ve ever seen.

[BenLurkin]

Yikes

[A_Former_Democrat]

Yeah really

Will Trump send USN et al to evacuate some of the Filipinos?

I have a friend who practices in Makati . . . he commutes to the USA often. I need to check his status

[Andyman]

Taal is one of the more amazing sites I have visited. Lots of cones in the caldera. Lots of homes in the caldera. There is an island in a lake that is in an island in a lake inside an island.

[metmom]

Where are you in relation to this?

Can you see the ash cloud from where you are?

[wbarmy]

Pure paint destroying ash. Even cleaning it off with water scratches the paint and will destroy the finish and allow rust.

[dfwgator]

That’ll buff right out.

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IMAGES OF METRO MANILA

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A WEDDING IN TAGAYTAY, WHERE THE VOLCANO CAN BE VIEWED, JUST AS THE VOLCANO WAS STARTING TO SHOW ACTIVITY ( Don't know if the reception was canceled )

[deadrock]

That picture has got to be in the running for pix of the year.

[ealgeone]

Bro, you good?

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[Magnum44]

I've done a lot of ocean diving in Puerto Galera, Mindoro, just a few miles over water from Batangas, Luzon. Some of the best diving spots in the world.

Between typhoons and volcanoes, the Philippines gets more than its fair share of natures destructive forces.

[HangnJudge]

Cool backdrop for wedding though...

[reed13k]

I was in Subic for the volcaphoonquake of ‘92 when Pinatubo erupted.

We washed ash off the deck with firehoses for nearly 3 days straight and then started transporting military and dependents down to Cebu for another 2 weeks or so.

Never forget watching (want to say it was) Iwo Jima (LHD) start listing because they didn’t start removing ash immediately. Then they started using the aircraft movers to bulldoze it as I recall.