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LOOK: 3-km crack opens in Batangas as Taal rumbles

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Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Napakahabang bitak mula sa kalsada patungo sa dagat, lumitaw sa Brgy. Sinisian East, Lemery, Batangas; 20 bahay, nawasak | via <a href="https://twitter.com/Dennis_Datu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dennis_Datu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TaalVolcano?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TaalVolcano</a> <a href="https://t.co/d6eo2u2yxJ">pic.twitter.com/d6eo2u2yxJ</a></p>— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo/status/1216908196469563392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>LEMERY, Batangas — A crack in the road about 3 kilometers long opened along a national highway and damaged several houses here on Tuesday, as Taal Volcano threatened to erupt. </p><p>The crack in Barangay Sinisian East was first spotted by authorities on Monday, a day after Taal belched an ash column that reached Metro Manila, said village chairwoman Teresa Atienza.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/life/01/14/20200114-3-km-crack-batangas.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo by Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>But after several quakes spawned by the volcano, the crack lengthened Tuesday, from a mountainous area to a seaside residential area, where it damaged at least 20 houses, she said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/14/20/mudflows-fissuring-quakes-phivolcs-urges-taal-residents-to-keep-away-from-volcano">Mudflows, fissuring, quakes: Phivolcs urges public to keep away from volcano</a></li></ul><p>Several cracks extended from the main feature, lifting the road&#x27;s asphalt in some areas, video from ABS-CBN News showed. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vswnYWxtQc8?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>State seismology institute Phivolcs has yet to check the cracks, as of this posting, Atienza said. She also urged motorists to avoid the area. <br/> <br/>Taal, which sits in the center of a picturesque lake south of the capital, is under the second highest danger level, which means a &quot;hazardous explosive eruption is possible within hours to days,&quot; said Phivolcs. </p>

<p>LEMERY, Batangas — A crack in the road about 3 kilometers long opened along a national highway and damaged several houses here on Tuesday, as Taal Volcano threatened to erupt. </p>

LEMERY, Batangas — A crack in the road about 3 kilometers long opened along a national highway and damaged several houses here on Tuesday, as Taal Volcano threatened to erupt.

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LOOK: 3-km crack opens in Batangas as Taal rumbles

Dennis Datu,

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Published Jan 14, 2020 11:56 AM PHT

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Updated Jan 14, 2020 08:22 PM PHT

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