The lava that comes out of the volcano of ‘Cumbre Vieja’, in El Paso (La Palma), has covered since the eruption began this Sunday, September 19, a total of 166 hectares and has already destroyed 350 buildings, according to satellite monitoring of the Copernicus program of the European Union.
In this way, the lava already covers 14 hectares more than 36 hours ago, while the buildings destroyed in its path have also grown by thirty in relation to last Tuesday, September 21.
The technical director of Pevolca, Miguel Ángel Morcuende, pointed out in his appearance on Wednesday that the Cumbre Vieja volcano has entered a zone of “mini stability” that it is not known how long it will last and although it is “quite explosive”, the lava flows have slowed down and are advancing very slowly, at four kilometers per hour. Likewise, he has commented that the volcano has nine emission centers, four of them active and a single fissure, despite the fact that at first it was thought that there were two.
The Copernicus program, coordinated through the National Center for Monitoring and Coordination of Emergencies (CENEM), has devices for the monitoring and follow-up of national alert networks, potential risk situations, incidents and emergencies in the field of civil protection. The island’s volcanic traffic light remains red, in an emergency situation, and the eruptive process continues.
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