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For more than three months, the eruption of the volcano Cumbre Vieja on the island of La Palma, Spain, held in breath the inhabitants of the Canary Islands archipelago. Authorities have officially declared the volcano extinct, but it will take many years for the archipelago to recover.
He is still breathing, but the Cumbre Vieja volcano, located on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands archipelago (Spain) is officially dozing. It is the end of an unprecedented eruption, the longest and most devastating in the Spanish archipelago. “The eruption is over”, confirmed Saturday December 25, the director of the volcanic emergency plan of the Canaries, Julio Perez. The announcement relieved the entire population.
The aerial images, almost unreal, make you dizzy. While the eruption caused no casualties, it froze in lava nearly 1,500 hectares of land and destroyed 3,000 buildings. Nearly 7,000 residents have been evacuated and many are nowhere near returning home as the eruption released toxic gases. The army carries out checks. The work should last for weeks. On September 19, 2021, after fifty years of inactivity, the volcano spat its fury. The lava was advancing at over 700 meters per hour and nothing was stopping it. She even went to sea. After 85 days, he went into lethargy. It was not until Christmas Day to be sure that it was the end of the eruption. The inhabitants celebrated the end of the year celebrations in peace and praised the work of the firefighters and rescuers.