Direct Last minute of the La Palma volcano eruption
The General Directorate of Security and Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands has ordered this Friday the evacuation of the residents of
Tajuya and Tacande de Abajo and Tacande de Arriba
- about a thousand people - due to the intensification of the explosive activity in the Cumbre volcano Old of La Palma.
After the relative calm of the last few days, in which the main stream slowed down its advance towards the sea, this Friday
the explosive phenomenon intensified
, with an increase in the reach of the pyroclastic material and
intense ash emission
.
In addition, the instability of the volcanic building has increased and the emitted materials can reach a greater distance and phenomena such as
ash arrivals and high-temperature
volcanic material may occur
beyond the zone established as the exclusion zone.
The Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcán) confirmed via Twitter that a new eruptive mouth had been opened on one of the flanks of the active cone since Sunday.
The Canary Islands Government has also warned that
vibrations and detonations
may occur
in the next few hours.
The decision to evacuate the last three areas of the island was made just 15 minutes after the confinement of these nuclei had been ordered.
All evacuees will head to the El Paso soccer field to coordinate the device.
The Civil Guard has informed the neighbors that they are being evacuated due to the presence of toxic gases, the danger of ash and large rocks reaching them and
the fear that the cone of the volcano will open
and there will be a powerful explosion or a laundry in the lower part of the hillside, where the houses of these neighborhoods are.
The authorities' decision has caused significant confusion in the area because people did not know for sure where the evacuation border is located.
And also the main road connecting this slope with the capital was cut off.
The Civil Guard, visibly nervous, cut traffic at Km 5 of the LP-212. "Look, here none are elite athletes
. If you
crack the volcano, takes us ahead all, you and me
Get away at least 500 meters for your safety. Only neighbors and security forces can be there, "an agent warned one of the onlookers who wanted to peek into the area.
Among the neighbors evicted against the clock were Pedro and Valeria.
They could only take their dog and a couple of clothes that they had prepared.
They live, at least until today, 800 meters from the volcano.
"We lived normally except for the roars of the volcano."
Throughout the morning, the explosions arising from the volcano were perceived in most of the island and the volume of ash emission intensified, which led to airlines operating connections to La Palma from other islands (Binter Canarias and Canaryfly ) to suspend their flights temporarily.
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