国际英语资讯:Thousands evacuated as Philippine volcano threatens big eruption
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 13-- <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> 50,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="volcano">volcano</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="heeded">heeded</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eruption">eruption</span> <span word="grew">grew</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Volcanology">Volcanology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Seismology">Seismology</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Taal">Taal</span> <span word="Volcano">Volcano</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Talisay">Talisay</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Batangas">Batangas</span>, <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 66 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="to">to</span> 4 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5, <span word="indicating">indicating</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span> <span word="eruption">eruption</span> "<span word="within">within</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="days">days</span>."</p><p><span word="Level">Level</span> 4 <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span> <span word="eruption">eruption</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="volcanic">volcanic</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="Taal">Taal</span> <span word="volcano">volcano</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 14-<span word="km">km</span> <span word="radius">radius</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="volcano">volcano</span> <span word="spewed">spewed</span> <span word="lava">lava</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ashes">ashes</span>.</p><p><span word="Volcano">Volcano</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="Renato">Renato</span> <span word="Solidum">Solidum</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restive">restive</span> <span word="volcano">volcano</span> <span word="spewed">spewed</span> <span word="fountains">fountains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="lava">lava</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="ash">ash</span> <span word="flumes">flumes</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 52 <span word="volcanic">volcanic</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taal">Taal</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12:49 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="seismic">seismic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="signifies">signifies</span> <span word="continuous">continuous</span> <span word="magma">magma</span> <span word="intrusion">intrusion</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taal">Taal</span> <span word="edifice">edifice</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="eruptive">eruptive</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>," <span word="Solidum">Solidum</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Gerry">Gerry</span> <span word="Natanuan">Natanuan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Talisay">Talisay</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Batangas">Batangas</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="said">said</span> 45,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Taal">Taal</span> <span word="volcano">volcano</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="evacuated">evacuated</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span>.</p><p><span word="Batangas">Batangas</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Leviste">Leviste</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> 12 <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="volcano">volcano</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Talisay">Talisay</span>, <span word="Agoncillo">Agoncillo</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Laurel">Laurel</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taal">Taal</span> <span word="Volcano">Volcano</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>, <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="guides">guides</span>.</p>
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