Highway, houses damaged by persistent volcanic quakes in Lemery, Batangas

Persistent volcanic earthquakes in Batangas due to Taal's eruption have damaged a highway in Lemery town, according to Allan Gatus' report on Dobol B sa News TV on Tuesday.

FLASH REPORT: Bahagi ng isang bahay sa Lemery, Batangas, nagkaroon ng bitak dahil sa lindol; kalsada sa tapat nito, umangat naman. | via @allangatus pic.twitter.com/FNIgWkmmsm

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Aside from the highway, houses in the area also sustained cracks.

"Noong mga nakalipas na araw, malilit lang ‘yan. Noong madaling araw, ganiyan na kalaki,” said Eduardo Deterano, owner of one of the damaged houses.

From the first floor to the walls of the second floor, Eduardo’s house was split into two.

PHIVOLCS has raised Alert Level 4 over the Taal Volcano after a phreatic eruption took place at the crater on Sunday. The province of Batangas was placed under a state of calamity on Monday. —Joviland Rita/KBK, GMA News