Lovi Poe prays for ‘everyone’s safety’ as thousands flee rumbling Taal Volcano

MANILA, Philippines – Actress Lovi Poe’s flight to Manila had been canceled due to Taal Volcano’s eruption.

Poe took to Instagram Monday and shared a photo of the volcano spewing ashes captioned: “Praying for everyone back home! Stay safe everyone!”

The actress, in a separate post, shared a video of herself inside a car and said her flight to Manila had been canceled.

“Flights to Manila got cancelled. Heading back then. Hope everyone’s safe back home. Been seeing photos and keeping myself updated. Praying for everyone’s safety,” she said.

The actress has been staying in Los Angeles, California recently, based on her latest Instagram posts.

A phreatic eruption, a steam-driven episode that occurs when water beneath the ground or on the surface is heated by magma, lava, hot rocks, or new volcanic deposits, occured at Taal Volcano’s crater Sunday afternoon.

The volcano’s heightened activity forced airport authorities and airlines to cancel flights.

Classes and work in government offices in affected regions – Calabarzon, Metro Manila and Central Luzon hae also been suspended.

READ: LIST: Canceled flights on Monday, January 13, 2020

READ: LIST: Class suspensions due to Taal Volcano eruption

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