Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 19 Sep 2021, 02:32 pm Print
Image credit: Twitter/Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (INVOLCAN)
La Palma, Spain/JEN: The Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands erupted on Sunday after several earthquakes and a weeklong buildup of seismic activity, CNN reported.
Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (INVOLCAN, Canary Islands Volcanology Institute in English) tweeted about the beginning of the volcanic eruption at 3:24 pm. local time (10:24 am. ET).
THE ERUPTION HAS JUST BEGUN IN LA PALMA. THESE IMAGES HAVE BEEN RECORDED BY INVOLCAN PERSONNEL #LaPalma #volcanology pic.twitter.com/twJwZfbAjw
— INVOLCAN (@involcan) September 19, 2021
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez informed on Twitter that he had postponed his departure to New York for the UN General Assembly in order to travel to Spain’s Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma because of the volcanic eruption.
Me dirijo en estos momentos hacia Canarias, ante la evolución sísmica, para conocer de primera mano la situación en La Palma, la coordinación del dispositivo y los protocolos activados.
— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) September 19, 2021
Posponemos el viaje a EE.UU. para asistir a la Asamblea General de la ONU.
"I am currently heading to the Canary Islands, in the face of seismic evolution, to know first-hand the situation on La Palma, the coordination of the means and the protocols that have been activated," Pedro Sánchez tweeted. "We have postponed the trip to the US to attend the UN General Assembly."
Screengrab from TV Canarias
President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, said that the volcano had erupted in a forest area in La Palma, but he had asked for 'great caution', according to a report by El Mundo.
El volcán ha erupcionado en #LAPALMA en una zona forestal. ¡Impresionantes imágenes! Mucha precaución. Acabo de informar al presidente del Gobierno de España. Esta tarde estaré en el Comité Director del #PEVOLCA para evaluar la situación.
— Ángel Víctor Torres Pérez (@avtorresp) September 19, 2021
🎥 @RTVCes https://t.co/Y4tnnoH5NS
CNN reported quoting Ángel Víctor Torres that he would be at the Head Committee for Civil Protection and Attention for Volcanic Risk Emergencies to assess the situation in the afternoon.
El ámbito territorial de esta emergencia abarca los municipios de Tazacorte, El Paso, Fuencaliente, Mazo y Los Llanos de Aridane. Afectando directamente a los municipios de El Paso y Los Llanos de Aridane
— RTVC (@RTVCes) September 19, 2021
Imágenes tomadas por @IGNSpain @112canarias @CabLaPalma pic.twitter.com/15tAHPgxqZ
The Spanish island with a population of 85,000 was on alert for a possible volcanic eruption after several earthquakes were felt over the weekend.
📌Se cree que el volcán tiene siete bocas eruptivas que emiten lava
— RTVC (@RTVCes) September 19, 2021
📌David Calvo, director del @involcan, ha indicado que unas bocas emiten lava con más fuerza que otras, y ha explicado que las primeras horas de la erupción son cruciales para entender cómo se desarrollará pic.twitter.com/5GgCRWGa1H
AP reported quoting local El Paso Mayor Sergio Rodríguez that 300 people in immediate danger had been evacuated and more evacuations were underway.
👉El nivel de Alerta declarado se ha subido a naranja.
— IGN-CNIG (@IGNSpain) September 19, 2021
Mostramos otro video grabado por compañeros de #IGNSpain en #ErupciónLaPalma.
👉No desplazarse a las zona afectadas
@mitmagob #PEVOLCA pic.twitter.com/IHyQ0TxGEk
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