FILE PHOTO: The errupting Taal Volcano is seen at sunrise in Tagaytay City, Philippines, January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine volcano that has been spewing ash for days appeared to be calming down on Thursday, but seismologists said the danger of an eruption remained high and authorities warned evacuees not to return to their homes.
Some residents took advantage of what they perceived as a lull in the activity of Taal, one of country's most active and deadliest volcanoes, to return home even though a 14 kms (nine mile) exclusion zone remained in place.
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