It's the second-most active volcano in the Philippines, a designated permanent danger zone long declared off-limits to human settlements
It’s the second-most active volcano in the Philippines, a designated permanent danger zone long declared off-limits to human settlements. Yet to more than 5,000 people the Taal volcano is home.
So far no one has been reported killed in the eruption, but the disaster is spotlighting the long-standing dilemma of how the government can move settlements away from danger in a country commonly hit by volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, floods and typhoons.Sometimes, as is the case with Taal, the settlements violate laws that have not been enforced.
That has never been enforced, however, and Taal’s destructive explosions have proved deadly in the past, including a 1965 eruption that killed more than 200 people and ravaged the island’s villages.Nevertheless, poverty, a lack of land and desperation have driven people to the island despite the danger, said Gerry Natanauan, the mayor of Talisay town who has jurisdiction over two of the four island villages.
“It’s quiet and clean and there is no trouble and traffic,” Natanauan said. “When you’re able to climb to the peak, it’s really like paradise when you see the entire island with its swarms of birds.”
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