Description : Residents living on the Taal volcano island flee using boats as Taal volcano continue to spew smoke and ash in Laurel, Batangas province south of Manila. Taal, the second-most-active volcano in the country, emitted a dark plume of steam and ash in a brief explosion, indicating a hazardous explosive eruption is possible in hours or days. The explosion posed the threat of another eruption prompting the evacuation of thousands of villagers inside the volcano???s danger zone or high-risk areas. Philippines.