Batangas province in the Philippines has declared an emergency after the Taal volcano spewed ash, Report informs, citing RIA Novosti.
According to the information, a special fund will allocate money to extend aid and ensure restoration, reconstruction, and other works to get things back to normal in the affected areas.
Taal sent a kilometer-high plume of ash into the air. After that, Phivolcs raised the level of alert to three on a five-point scale. As the volcano threatened to erupt, the Philipines authorities began evacuating three settlements in Batangas province with a population of more than 80,000 people.