MANILA, Philippines – Walang naitalang ashfall dahil sa phreatomagmatic eruption na naitala sa Bulkang Taal noong Miyerkules, Oktubre 2.
“We did not receive any report of ashfall among the towns surrounding the Taal Volcano. Most likely, the ashes fell on the Taal Volcano Island (TVI),” sinabi ni Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol kasabay ng Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon program.
Nitong Miyerkules ng gabi, iniulat ng PHIVOLCS ang minor phreatomagmatic eruption na tumagal ng 11 minute mula sa Bulkang Taal.
Nagresulta ito sa maitim na plume na sinundan ng 2,400-meter-high steam-rich plume.
Ayon sa Phivolcs, ang phreatomagmatic event ay “likely driven by sudden contact of water with a small branch of shallow magma that has been in place beneath the Taal Main Crater and that has been degassing sustained levels of SO2 (sulfur dioxide) for the past three years.”
Ani Bacolcol, maaaring makaranas ng hirap sa paghinga, throat at eye irritation ang isang tao kung aabot ang ashfall sa kanilang lugar.
Maaari ring magpalala ng respiratory problems ang ashfall.
Nananatili sa Alert Level 1 ang babala sa Bulkang Taal. RNT/JGC
