A volcanic eruption began this Sunday afternoon at the Cumbre Vieja de La Palma, in the Las Manchas area, after more than a week in which thousands of earthquakes have accumulated in the area.
In the area, near Las Manchas, an enormous column of volcanic materials can already be seen, as Efe has been able to witness.
The specific point where the volcano has erupted is not populated, as confirmed by the president of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres.
The Cumbre Vieja de La Palma is one of the most active volcanic complexes in the Canary Islands. Two of the last three eruptions recorded on the islands have occurred in it, the San Juan volcano (1949) and the Teneguía (1971).
Since September 11, the National Geographic Institute and the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands have been registering a significant accumulation of thousands of small earthquakes in the area of the Cumbre Vieja, with foci that began at a depth of more than 20 kilometers, but progressively increased to the surface.
Since the beginning of the week, the island had a yellow traffic light due to volcanic risk in that area (level 2 of 4).
This morning, the authorities began to evacuate residents with mobility problems in the towns of the municipalities of El Paso, Los Llanos de Aridane, Villa de Mazo and Fuencaliente.
Since there are historical records – since the conquest of the Canary Islands in the 15th century – La Palma has been the scene of seven of the 16 volcanic eruptions that the archipelago has experienced.
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