Evacuation crackdown ordered as Philippine volcano 'recharges'

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Philippine authorities ordered a crackdown Monday on evacuees' daily visits to their homes in the danger zone around Taal volcano as scientists warned it could be 'recharging' for a more powerful explosion. More than 110,000 people have taken refuge in evacuation centres since Taal burst

Philippine authorities ordered a crackdown Monday on evacuees' daily visits to their homes in the danger zone around Taal volcano as scientists warned it could be"recharging" for a more powerful explosion.

However, seismologists have warned the volcano could imminently unleash a much bigger eruption, posing a deadly risk to anyone in the 14-kilometre radius"danger zone" that surrounds it. Until experts deem the threat has passed, evacuees will need the shelters spread across some 400 sites that range from school campuses to covered basketball courts.

 

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