Water fills up Taal Volcano main crater

The main crater of Taal Volcano has been filled up with water again after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) placed it under Alert Level 3  over the weekend.

On Twitter, GMA reporter Raffy Tima shared a video of water flowing in the main crater lake after it dried up in 2020 following the volcano’s eruption.

Taal Volcano today.
Water has filled up its caldera once again after the 2020 eruption dried it up.
Vegetation has yet to return to the island volcano as Taal continues acting up.
Fishermen are once again bearing the brunt. pic.twitter.com/2ixZ57eoW1

— Raffy Tima (@raffytima) March 28, 2022

“Taal Volcano today.  Water has filled up its caldera once again after the 2020 eruption dried it up. Vegetation has yet to return to the island volcano as Taal continues acting up.  Fishermen are once again bearing the brunt,” he said.

Phivolcs earlier explained the drying up of parts of the river may be an indication Taal is not yet stable. It also said it could mean it is still dangerous to visit the neighboring areas near the crater lake.

On Saturday, the agency placed Taal from Alert Level 2 (increasing unrest)  to Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) after it  "generated a short-lived phreatomagmatic burst" at 7:22 a.m.

While there were no recorded earthquakes in the area for 24 hours since Sunday, Phivolcs director Undersecretary Renato Solidum Jr. said they are observing the situation warning an eruption is still possible.—Sundy Mae Locus/LDF, GMA News