“Because now, we can apply ourselves and focus completely on the reconstruction work,” he said, adding the archipelago’s government valued the loss of buildings and infrastructure on La Palma at more than 900 million euros ($1bn). “We will continue working together, all institutions, to relaunch the marvelous island of La Palma and repair the damage,” he tweeted.īut Perez said there was no sense of “joy or satisfaction” following the announcement, only a feeling of “emotional relief and hope”. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the eruption’s end “the best Christmas present”. The government has pledged more than 400 million euros ($453m) for reconstruction but some residents and businesses have complained that funds are slow to arrive. The volcanic roar that served as a constant reminder of the eruption may have subsided and islanders no longer have to carry umbrellas and goggles to protect against ash, but a mammoth clean-up operation is only just getting under way.
Maria Jose Blanco, director of the National Geographic Institute on the Canaries, said all indicators suggested the eruption had run out of energy but she did not rule out a future reactivation. But despite the widespread damage, no one was killed and no injuries were directly linked to the eruption. “What I want to say today can be said with just four words: The eruption is over,” Canary Islands regional security chief Julio Perez told a news conference on Saturday.ĭuring the eruption, fiery molten rock flowing down towards the sea destroyed thousands of buildings, entombed banana plantations that account for nearly half the island’s economy, ruined irrigation systems, cut off roads and forced many to evacuate. The announcement on Saturday was made nearly 100 days after the Cumbre Vieja volcano began to spew out lava, rock and ash and upended the lives of thousands.Īfter bursting into action on September 19, the volcano suddenly went quiet on December 13.īut authorities on the most northwest island in Spain’s Canary Islands archipelago, wary of raising false hope, held off until Christmas Day to give the all clear and declare La Palma’s longest eruption on record over. The volcanic Canary Islands, which are a favorite warm weather vacation site for Europeans, lie off Africa's northwest coast.Scientists have declared a months-long volcanic eruption on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma officially over, allowing the islanders to breathe a sigh of relief. Life has continued largely as normal on most of La Palma, where a section of the southwestern side is hardest hit. Much of the area covered by rivers of lava, which are dumping molten rock into the sea, is farmland.
He said experts continue to measure the number and magnitude of earthquakes in the area and local sulfur dioxide levels.įrom Saturday to Sunday, authorities recorded 24 earthquakes, but none was felt by local people.ĭespite the damage, no injuries or deaths have been directly linked to the eruption. "But the scientists won't say exactly when it might come to an end." "The fact is that all the key indicators have been low," he told Spanish public broadcaster RTVE. Mariano Hernández, the island's senior government official, described the volcano as "stable" in recent days. Spanish experts had initially said the La Palma eruption could last up to three months. On that day, officials ordered an evacuation of the red zone and issued a red alert that an explosive eruption was imminent. Scientists say volcanic eruptions are unpredictable. Gas, ash and steam emissions began to increase in February 2021, with a marked increase in the days leading up to April 8, 2021. On Sunday, after several days of low-level activity, the Cumbre Vieja volcano suddenly sprang to life again, producing loud explosions and blowing a vast cloud of ash high into the sky. It has since destroyed almost 3,000 local buildings and forced several thousand people to abandon their homes. by Sinbad9495 / Permanent link According to the latest report by. The eruption has surged and ebbed since it first began spewing lava on Sept. Pompeii was engulfed by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. A volcanic eruption in Spain's Canary Islands shows no sign of ending after 85 days, becoming the island of La Palma's longest eruption on record Sunday.
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