Volcano Near Manila Erupts, Prompting School Closures and In

A volcano near Manila started to release a lot of gas and smoke on Friday. Because of this, the government decided to close schools in five towns and many villages and told everyone to stay at home.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said that hot liquid from a volcano was found in Taal Crater Lake, which caused gases to come out. They said there is a small increase in earthquakes and gas activity, but it's not too dangerous yet. Because of the dirty air called smog, all the schools in the National Capital Region had to close on Friday. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority made this decision. Taal is a volcano in Batangas, a pretty place close to Manila and is one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines

In January 2020, a volcano erupted and sent a big cloud of ash and steam into the air. It went up really high and made about 100,000 people leave their homes and cancel a lot of aeroplane trips. Some of the ash even reached Manila. A person in charge of helping people during emergencies said that some people got sick in a place called Batangas because they breathed in the bad smoke from the volcano.

Volcanic fog, or vog, is made up of tiny drops of gases from a volcano. These gases, like sulfur, can hurt our eyes, throat, and breathing. Because of this, they cancelled school in some places near the Taal Volcano. They also told pilots not to fly near the volcano because ash and rocks from an explosion could hurt their planes. The Philippines is in a spot with lots of volcanoes and earthquakes called the Ring of Fire.

The ash from a volcano in the Philippines made some students sick and caused schools in 25 cities to close. The volcano is not going to erupt right now, but the gas from it has been irritating people's skin, throat, and eyes. Around 45 students from nearby towns were affected. Schools in 25 towns in Batangas have cancelled classes to keep students safe at home. Some schools are still teaching online like they did during the coronavirus pandemic. The smog in Manila, which is near the Taal volcano, was mostly caused by car fumes and not the volcano.

Taal, one of the world's smallest volcanoes, is one of about 20 active volcanoes in the Philippines, located along the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an area where earthquakes and eruptions frequently occur. volcano. Set amid a picturesque lake, the 311-meter (1,020-foot) tall volcano is a popular tourist attraction about 60 kilometres (37 miles) south of Manila. Taal erupted in January 2020, releasing a massive plume of ash and steam, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate and closing Manila International Airport.