Filipinos rescue livestock and goods as volcano calms briefly

Dozens of chickens are hauled in a rickshaw as residents affected by the erupting Taal Volcano are temporarily allowed to collect belongings and abandoned animals from their homes in Agoncillo, Batangas, Philippines, on January 17 2020. Picture: REUTERS/ELOISA LOPEZ

“If I would not let them rescue their animals, their animals would die and together with them their sources of livelihood,” Reyes told Reuters. More than 40,000 residents of Agoncillo have abandoned their homes since Taal, one of the Philippines’ most active and deadliest volcanoes, began spewing huge clouds of ash, steam and gas on Sunday, Reyes said. The majority of residents are now staying with families elsewhere, but the rest are among a total of 66,000 people sheltering in evacuation centres.Taal has been calmer since Thursday and Reyes said he took advantage of this window to allow residents to collect their belongings.

The institute said on Friday that the danger level posed by the volcano remains at four out of a possible five, meaning “hazardous explosive eruption is possible within hours to days”.

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