Drone footage shows smoking Taal Volcano crater

A closer look at the rumbling Taal Volcano was captured by a drone on Wednesday by GMA News.

According to a Balitanghali report by Raffy Tima, the drone footage captured steam emanating from the crater and other areas of the volcano, although no thick ash columns were seen.

The entire Volcano Island was also blanketed by ash.

The crater lake or caldera of Taal Volcano, once full of water now seems empty or at least have considerably less water after its phreatic eruption last Sunday and lava fountaining early Monday morning. The volcano island is also covered in volcanic ash after 4 days of activity. pic.twitter.com/7il1BpYYGj

— Raffy Tima (@raffytima) January 15, 2020

Taal Lake is noticeably more shallow than usual as an effect of the volcanic activities, something that was earlier predicted by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

The video captured some residents attending to their fish pens or attempting to retrieve items from their homes.

Barangay Boso-Boso has been placed under lockdown due to the unrest of the volcano.

Alert Level 4 remains raised over the Taal Volcano, signifying that a hazardous eruption is "imminent," or possible within hours or days. — Julia Mari Ornedo/BM, GMA News