The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano began on September 19
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After the collapse, a stream of lava began to flow out, which carried with it blocks the size of a three-story house.
The northern side of the crater of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma collapsed on Saturday evening, according to the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (INVOLCAN).
“The northern slope of the volcano has just collapsed,” the institute said in a statement. Twitter.
By data The Institute of Geology and Mines of Spain (IGME), after the northern slope of the main cone collapsed, a lava flow began to flow, carrying with it blocks the size of a three-story house.
This is how the lava flow moves through the area of the industrial park / This is how the lava flow moves through the area of the industrial park pic.twitter.com/Ms4u1BBAPH
— INVOLCAN (@involcan) October 9, 2021
Recall, September 19 on the island of La Palma the eruption of the volcano Cumbre Vieja began… On the night of September 29, lava reached the ocean and formed a new peninsula.
To date, lava has covered 497 hectares of the island’s territory, destroyed more than 1186 buildings. More than six thousand people were evacuated.
A new fissure opens at the volcano on Palma
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