The stream located south of the cone of the ‘Cumbre Vieja’ volcano, on the island of La Palma, located close to the main stream, is the one that currently worries experts the most as it is an important mass of lava. This is reflected in the latest report from the Department of National Security published at 08:00 this Sunday with data from the Government of the Canary Islands and the National Geographic Institute, in which it is recalled that yesterday Saturday the north flank collapsed after registering In the early hours of Friday a partial rupture of the wall of the cone, which has caused the exit of large blocks of material and the appearance of new flows. The strongest recorded a magnitude of 3.8 and occurred at a depth of 34 kilometers in the municipality of Mazo. The Spanish National Geographic Institute (IGN) has announced that 21 earthquakes have occurred in La Palma in the last few hours. The Volcanes de Canarias association, a group of geologists and volcanology enthusiasts who collaborate with authorities on training programs for the public, warned that the volcano went through a phase with “highly noisy, energetic and sustained” explosions this morning, which provoked “ground vibrations” within a radius of up to six kilometers from the eruptive cone. The new river of lava was caused by the collapse, on Saturday, of the northern flank of the volcano on that island in the Canary Islands, located west of the coast of Morocco. The IGME released a video recorded on the ground by its scientists in La Palma very close to the new flow, which shows the force with which it descends and the size of the blocks it drags, “equivalent to a three-story house”, reported the Spanish agency EFE. Regarding roads, 38.3 kilometres of roads are destroyed and another 3.1 kilometres that could be damaged.Ī new lava river of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma is dragging stone blocks the size of a three-story building, warned today the Spanish Geological and Mining Institute (IGME). Of the 1,281 infrastructures damaged by lava, 1,186 have been destroyed and 95 have suffered damage while there are 497 hectares of destroyed land and another 5,576 hectares have been damaged. This is how the beginning of the eruption of the Old Summit sounded: this is the sound of the seismic signal registered by the PPMA seismic station of the Canaria Seismic Network in La Palma between 13 and 16 (Canary Time) today September 19, 2021.Įarthquakes are heard at the beginning that then make way to a continuous tremor generated by eruptive activity. Global Disaster Alert and Co-ordination Centre for information concerning the current status of the incident villages affected etcĬonsular Emergency Office, through the numbers +351 217 929 714 or +351 961 706 472, or the Honorary Consul of Portugal in Tenerife, through the mail telephone +(34) 665 893 825”. If you are planning to travel to the island imminently you are encouraged to contact your tour operators/airlines.” “If you are in an affected area you should follow the advice of local authorities, including social media updates from Cabildo de La Palma. The immediate area of Cabeza de Vaca, El Paso has been evacuated. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is not advising against people travelling to the Canary Islands.Ī statement on its website says: “On Sunday 19 September 2021, at approximately 15.15 local time, there was a volcanic eruption on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma. Infrastructure: 38.3 kms destroyed plus 3.1 kms damaged Property damaged/destroyed: Copernicus, 1186 destroyed plus 95 damagedĪrea affected: Devastated about 497 hectares of land plus 5576 affected Teneguía volcano in La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands erupted on Sunday 19th September 2021 at 3.15pm in the Montaña Rajada mountains in the municipality of El Paso. Major incident created 1700 hrs 19th September 2021 La Palma, Canary Islands, Volcanic Eruption
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