Philippine authorities are warning of a possible “explosive eruption,” after Taal Volcano vented yesterday, spewing ash up to nine miles into the sky. Photographers captured the spectacular event, which generated countless lightning strikes in and around the ash column. Hundreds of thousands of residents within a 10-mile radius of the volcano are now being evacuated, and flights in and out of Manila have been disrupted.
Photos of the Eruption of Taal Volcano
- Alan Taylor
- January 13, 2020
- 16 Photos
- In Focus
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Lightning strikes as a column of ash rises from the crater of Taal Volcano as it erupts on January 12, 2020, as seen from Tagaytay, Cavite province, Philippines. #
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A fishing boat sails along a lake as Taal Volcano erupts on January 12, 2020, in Talisay, Batangas province, Philippines. #
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Lightning strikes around the ash column above Taal Volcano as it erupts on January 12, 2020. #
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Volcanic ash covers roads and rooftops as Taal Volcano erupts on January 13, 2020, in the city of Tagaytay. #
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People take photos of an eruption from Taal Volcano as seen from the city of Tagaytay on January 12, 2020. #
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Villagers load into a truck as they evacuate during the Taal Volcano eruption in Batangas, Philippines, on January 13, 2020. #
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A resident covered in ash mixed with rainwater makes a call as Taal Volcano erupts on January 12, 2020, in Talisay, Philippines. #
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People watch a plume of ash rise from Taal Volcano in Tagaytay on January 12, 2020. #
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Motorists ride through ash-covered roads in the municipality of Agoncillo, in Batangas, on January 13, 2020. #
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A youth rides an outrigger canoe while Taal Volcano spews ash, as seen from Tanauan City, on January 13, 2020. #
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Rescue workers load children onto a truck as they evacuate them to a safe place in Talisay City on January 13, 2020. #
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People watch as Taal Volcano spews ash during an eruption in Tagaytay, Cavite province, on January 12, 2020. #
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A family rides through clouds of ash as they evacuate to safer ground in Tagaytay on January 13, 2020. #
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A man walks on a road covered with ash from the erupting Taal Volcano in Talisay on January 13, 2020. #
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Villagers watch Taal Volcano erupting in Batangas, Philippines, on January 13, 2020. #
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A chicken stands atop a roof covered with ash from the erupting Taal Volcano in Talisay, Batangas, Philippines, on January 13, 2020. #
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