Residents of lakeside villages in Tanauan City, Batangas, are pleading to be allowed to visit their homes, after the government completely closed off the immediate danger zone around Taal Volcano. TaalEruption2020
, which means a hazardous eruption can happen at any moment. In that case, a deadly, devastating base surge from the crater could reach the cities and towns surrounding Taal Lake.
"My stuff in the house are gone. The TV is gone. Our door was broken into. The padlock is gone. It was chained. My wife went home yesterday, see. I've just come from work. I was on duty. I guard another company's property, but my own house, I cannot look after," lamented Mirafuentes, as he tried to convince a police officer to let him past the checkpoint.
As Mirafuentes stepped away grumbling, Dalisay walked up to him. It looked like it was going to be a full-blown fight.Soldiers and policemen stepped in and asked Dalisay to pull back. Mirafuentes hopped on his motorcycle and sped off to the evacuation center where he and his family were staying. Ash from Taal Volcano now covers the cows' pasture, and there isn't any clean water around for them to drink. Their survival is dependent on members of the family visiting each day with water and fresh grass for them.
As they count the days shacking up with relatives or at evacuation centers all over the provinces affected by the volcano, the villagers pine for their homes that represent a way of life that was suddenly snatched from them.
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