gift2care.org taal volcano eruption relief outreach project

Taal Volcano erupted on the afternoon of January 12, 2020, 43 years after its previous eruption in 1977. affecting 14,918 families/ 65,184 persons in Batangas and Cavite. 53832 persons are taking temporary shelters in 244 evacuations centers.  According to PHIVOLCS director Renato Solidum, a phreatic eruption was first recorded at around 1 pm Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8). stronger explosion by around 3 pm that spew an ash column measuring 100 meters, prompting PHIVOLCS to upgrade the alert status to Alert Level 3 by 4 pm PHIVOLCS ordered an evacuation in the towns of Balete, San Nicolas and  Talisay in Batangas and other towns within the shores of Taal Lake . PHIVOLCS upgraded the alert status to Alert Level 4 after volcanic activities intensified as “continuous eruption generated a tall 10 to 15 kilometres (6.2 to 9.3 mi) steam-laden tephra column with frequent volcanic lightning that rained wet ashfall on the general north as far as Quezon City and Caloocan.” Ashfall from the volcano were also experienced in Cavite and Laguna and also reached as far as Metro Manila and Clark International Airport. January 13th A lava fountain was recorded. January 15th the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) have reported a total of 466 volcano tectonic earthquakes in the Taal area since the eruption, 156 of which were felt. The strongest earthquakes felt is 4.1 magnitude felt in Batangas area and nearby cities.

Urgently in need for Monetary Donations to support for the following needs

Surgical Mask , Clean Drinking Water, and Food for Taal Volcano victims.

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