Picking up the pieces: Leaving Volcano Island

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Matapos sandaling silipin ang sitwasyon sa Taal Volcano Island mahigit dalawang linggo mula nang pumutok ang bulkan, ilang residente ang nagdesisyong di na sila muling uuwi sa isla. TaalVolcano

“Ay ayaw ko na. Retired na rin naman kami,” he replies when asked if he had plans of going back.

They stand beside a window on what used to be the house's second floor, now on ground level, a result of the collapsed ground and thick mud formed from Taal Volcano’s ashfall.Looking at the island now, one wouldn’t have guessed it was once teeming with life. Once green and lush with plant life, it now lies barren. Communities are covered in mud and ash.

A move like that, however, would cost money, and every little bit helps. Knowing this, Erlinda rummages through clothes salvaged from their home as she looks for something.Ernesto Vergara and his neighbors salvage what they can from their home in Brgy Alas-as in Taal Volcano Island.Aboard boats, residents return to Taal Volcano Island one last time to gather what's left of their belongings.A man passes by what used to be the 2nd floor of a 2-storey building in Brgy.

 

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