Life pauses on rumbling Taal Volcano
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TAAL VOLCANO — Boats lay idle on the shores of a lake surrounding the rumbling Taal Volcano as village elder Violy Seda retold her dramatic escape from death a generation ago.
The 65-year-old woman was a young mother during Taal’s last major eruption in 1977, which covered the island with deadly ash, violently shook the ground and sent villagers rushing through the night to their boats to escape.
“Throughout the day there were powerful earthquakes that sent us falling over ourselves,” said Seda, who now has seven children and 32 grandchildren.
“By nightfall we had packed everything and jumped on our boats just as a loud bang erupted. The night sky glowed and we would have died if we stayed behind.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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