Taal Volcano

[MarryMe987654 241]

Check on your relatives in the Philippines. Taal volcano is on level 4 of 5 at the moment. I know there's limited resources at the moment and it's not easy to get anywhere but might help to coordinate other relatives from worst affected to least. 

 

Hope everyone stays safe. 

[Hank_ 9,173]

Yes for sure.   The winds are blowing south at the moment so most of the ash is not heading into Manila.  NAIA is closed, flights are diverted to Clark.

 

Eight communities around Taal lake are being evacuated the last I heard.

Edited January 12, 2020 by Hank_

[kris&me 572]

Have they closed the US embassy?

 

My friend is in Manila now for his wife's interview (i think it is scheduled for Friday)

Edited January 12, 2020 by kris&me

[Hank_ 9,173]

4 minutes ago, kris&me said:

Have they closed the US embassy?

 

My friend is in Manila now for his wife's interview (i think it is scheduled for Friday)

 

As of this time .. still open for business.

 

https://ph.usembassy.gov/natural-disaster-alert-update-u-s-embassy-manila-january-12-2020/

[kris&me 572]

7 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

 

As of this time .. still open for business.

 

https://ph.usembassy.gov/natural-disaster-alert-update-u-s-embassy-manila-january-12-2020/

thanks   not sure at all where he stays in relation to the embassy and what travel is like there

i know i was in Ecuador when the Guagua Pichincha was going off in 2008 and we couldn't fly out of Quito to go to the galapagos islands

we could feel the tremors as far away as guayaquil 

[Hank_ 9,173]

Just now, kris&me said:

thanks   not sure at all where he stays in relation to the embassy and what travel is like there

i know i was in Ecuador when the Guagua Pichincha was going off in 2008 and we couldn't fly out of Quito to go to the galapagos islands

we could feel the tremors as far away as guayaquil 

 

Taal lake (Volcano) is 46km south of Manila.    Range of evacuation as of this time is 15km around the volcano.  With the southern wind Manila isn't dealing with much in regards to ash fallout.

 

 

[MarryMe987654 241]

They shutdown Manila airports as well so if you have friends, family or significant others that are travelling, expect a delay. 

[jskibo 588]

My In-Laws are in Cavite (Trece Martires). They sent some interesting pictures. No really issues so far.  Wife calls them every few hours.  

[Hank_ 9,173]

2 hours ago, MarryMe987654 said:

They shutdown Manila airports as well so if you have friends, family or significant others that are travelling, expect a delay. 

All flights have been rerouted through Clark

[payxibka 10,044]

7 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

All flights have been rerouted through Clark

All?

 

Flight-tracking site FlightRadar 24 shows the impact of the airport closure. Some overseas arrivals have diverted to Clark (CRK), Hong Kong (HKG) and Bangkok (BKK); others have been canceled outright or returned to their origin:

[Just Paul 4,591]

Looks like flist are headed that way now.   Guam released the PAL  LAX<>MNL flight that diverted there and the flight plan is to Manila.

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

5 hours ago, payxibka said:

All?

 

Flight-tracking site FlightRadar 24 shows the impact of the airport closure. Some overseas arrivals have diverted to Clark (CRK), Hong Kong (HKG) and Bangkok (BKK); others have been canceled outright or returned to their origin:

Yeah I just looked and the air around Luzon is pretty clear of traffic

Edited January 13, 2020 by Cyberfx1024

[kumbaya 139]

my fiance and i had booked a wedding venue in tagatay overlooking the taal for late february.

 

is it safe to say we should probably schedule elsewhere?

 

😓

 

i heard/read its still erupting and may be for some weeks/months. prolonged eruption

Edited January 13, 2020 by kumbaya

[MarryMe987654 241]

1 hour ago, kumbaya said:

my fiance and i had booked a wedding venue in tagatay overlooking the taal for late february.

 

is it safe to say we should probably schedule elsewhere?

 

😓

 

i heard/read its still erupting and may be for some weeks/months. prolonged eruption

It's best to contact the company you booked the wedding from. Hopefully, it's not that serious but they are probably watching the news closely as it will affect their business. 

[Hank_ 9,173]

Looks like there have been 10 earthquakes following the eruption

 

https://earthquake-report.com/2020/01/13/moderate-earthquake-luzon-philippines-january-13-2020/