Lava from La Palma’s erupting volcano spills over cliffs and hits popular tourist beach – World News
The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma, Spain started to erupt on September 19th and are there are some signs that it might be approaching “the beginning of the end”
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La Palma: Lava spills down from volcano onto tourist beach
Lava from the volcano on La Palma has finally hit one of the best tourist beaches on the island after eight weeks of activity, signalling the “beginning of the end” of its eruption.
The fast-flowing river of magma spilled over the cliffs of Playa de Los Guirres, in the southwest of the island, and onto the sand, before advancing to the sea.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano started to erupt on September 19 and are there are some signs that it might be approaching “the beginning of the end.”
Director of the National Geographic Institute in the Canaries, Mar├нa Jos├й Blanco has said that the eruptive process has entered a “more stable” phase but that stability has to be maintained “for a certain time” and even diminish “in a gradual and sustained manner in all sectors”.
An expert has said the eruptive process has entered a “more stable” phase
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Maritime Rescue and Government Delegation in the Canary Islands)
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These include, he said, the levels of seismicity, tremor, deformations and SO2 emissions.
The emergency committee on La Palma has ruled out new confinement measures as there are no population centres near the area.
The emission of sulfur dioxide associated with the volcanic plume continues to be high, registering a range of values between 9,000 and 13,000 tons per day, but its temporal evolution reflects a downward trend since last September 23, when highs were recorded above 50,000 tons per day.
The height of the ash scattering cloud measures 2700 metres
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Maritime Rescue and Government Delegation in the Canary Islands)
In the case of the diffuse emission of carbon dioxide (CO2), associated with the volcanic ridge of Cumbre Vieja (not visible emanations of volcanic gases) it reflects an upward trend, but according to the scientific committee, they do not represent a danger to people.
The height of the ash scattering cloud measures 2700 metres.
The red-hot lava has now devoured more than 2,500 properties, including houses, businesses and farms, as well as destroying roads and banana plantations, together with avocado crops and vineyards.
Footage coming from Spain today shows the flow devouring houses before spilling over a steep ridge and onto the beach.
Some 6,000 people have been evacuated from their homes due to the dangers.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma erupted at 3pm local time, one hour behind the rest of Spain, on Sunday September 19, sending huge amounts of lava oozing through nearby villages.
The red-hot lava has now devoured more than 2,500 properties since the eruption started
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Maritime Rescue and Government Delegation in the Canary Islands)
Mayor Sergio Rodriguez said at the time that the lava тАЬleft absolutely nothing in its path.”
President of the La Palma island council, Mariano Hern├бndez Zapata, said that the lava was “literally eating up the houses, infrastructure and crops that it is finding on its path toward the coast in the valley of Aridane.тАЭ
Spain’s Ministry of Defence announced yesterday that the vessel Castilla has been deployed to La Palma where it will embark today to help the island’s farmers with the distribution of produce and equipment.
Schools have been closed with classes conducted remotely since last week due to a deterioration in air quality, however, The Canary Islands Education Board announced that pupils are expected to return to school in Los Llanos de Aridane, El Paso, Tazacorte, Puntagorda and Tijarafe from today, AS reported.
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