Volcanic activity in Canary Islands 2021

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Just look at this cloud.

Cabildo still has open arms for the tourists come to the island it totally safe .

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They order evacuation before the advance of the lava flow that flows to the northwest
The authorities have ordered the evacuation of various areas of Los Llanos de Aridane in light of the anticipated advance of the lava flow that runs further northwest, and its proximity to the boundary zone of the already evacuated perimeter

In application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Attention to Emergencies due to Volcanic Risk in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (Pevolca), the authorities have decided to activate the plan in an emergency situation, with level 2.

The evacuation affects the area between Camino de Cruz Chica at the junction with Camino Nicolás Brito País and from this point to the junction with the LP-213 (Las Martelas - Casa Kiko), and descending to the junction with the general highway of Los Llanos de Aridane to Puerto Naos.

The streets Camino los Breñuscos, Camino del Monte up to number 21 (included), Camino las Casitas and Camino los Barretos are included.

From 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the people affected by this evacuation order must vacate their homes, with their belongings and pets, and go to the meeting point located in the Campo de Lucha Camino León de los Llanos de Aridane.

Those people who cannot collect their belongings during the day will be allowed to collect their belongings in subsequent days, gradually and accompanied, as long as security conditions allow it.

They are asked to collaborate with the Security Forces in the evacuation, remain calm, transmit it to others and not spread rumors, close all windows and exterior doors, lower the blinds and close the water, gas and electricity supplies.

It is also requested to bring documentation (also that of the house) and medicines for daily use, mobile phone and its charger, flashlight and clothing for several days.

It is also requested to go to the established meeting points, use the telephones only for what is strictly necessary and in case of having animals, the evacuation will be carried out following the guidelines of the Animal Action Protocol that will be indicated at the Meeting Point.

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Drone flight photos at 13:30


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The spokespersons for the Scientific Committee have appeared before the media to report on the evolution of the volcanic eruption on La Palma.

The main flow runs through the skinny north and follows east and west trajectories, it is 200 meters from the sea with very slow progress and drags large blocks, and new sources of emission are not ruled out. Scientific spokesman Miguel Ángel Morcuende explained that 237 people are sheltered, the same as yesterday, and there is no variation in damage to buildings.

In total there are 169, 44 hectares destroyed by crops, of which 90 are banana trees, 9 avocado trees, 48 ​​vineyards and 21 of other crops.

Seismicity is still high, but they are at medium and high depth between 10 and 15 kilometers, it is not a symptom of probability of a new emitting center and with low probability of this variable.

Regarding the flows, Morcuende explained that “as a consequence of the rupture of the volcanic cone the day before yesterday there is a change in the lava flow, a lava flow that is the original one that has lost its bellows and has no lava input. Another wash, runs parallel to the main one with enough power and damages residential areas and crops, but we are not concerned, in quotes, because it runs through an evacuated area and does not cause personal damage, but does material damage. And a last wash of less power than this previous one, more to the northwest and that has crossed the polygon of Callejón de La Gata diagonally, is transposing to a new basin head and threatens some urban element that was not evacuated until now. This is the one that worries the most because it is heading towards non-evacuated areas.

"The laundry," he insisted, "will take time to reach this area but we have been forced to evacuate at 1:00 p.m. to the La Laguna area, due to this change in slope after crossing the industrial estate diagonally."

It is moving slowly and is heading to the evacuated area, for that reason the evacuation has been carried out in a preventive way, with the possibility that the neighbors can rescue valuables. The total number of evacuated people is between 700 and 8.00 people . People with reduced mobility will go to El Fuerte and others to the Hotel Princes.

Evacuation decision
The wash that has forced some 700 or 800 people to evacuate today in Los Llanos de Aridane is advancing slowly but inexorably threatening urban elements , Morcuende said, and the technicians of the volcanic emergency hope to supervise a map of danger regarding the course it could take. lava.

The map has been commissioned by the technical director of Pevolca, Miguel Ángel Morcuende, who has also specified that the number of people evacuated from Los Llanos de Aridane may vary because many residents had previously left the area , days ago, removing belongings from their homes. in anticipation that something might happen.

In addition, the scientific spokesperson for Pevolca, María José Blanco, has indicated that in recent hours the volcanic tremor signal has increased, which in principle indicates that there is a higher gas content in the magma that is emerging from the eruptive center

Regarding the appearance of the cone, new landslides are not ruled out , Miguel Ángel Morcuende has also explained.

Yesterday, Monday, Morcuende explained, they proceeded to confine other neighborhoods, due to the entrance into the Callejón de La Gata and to set fire to facilities with polluting waste, that is why residents of Los Llanos and El Paso were confined to prevent the air from transporting toxic elements, hence the confinement continued all night until this morning when air quality measurements advised lifting the confinement.

Nothing to burn in La Gata
There is nothing left to burn in the Callejón de La Gata, explained the Pevolca technician. The materials that have burned emitted hydrogen sulfide and water vapor in small quantities without reaching toxic thresholds for people.

For her part, María José Blanco has pointed out that the Los Guirres and El Charcón lava fields seem to have no activity. The morphology of the cone changes repeatedly. The ash and gas column height reaches 3,500 meters. The rise in height provides good air quality. The ash cloud is west-east and to the south, the most affected areas are the east and south. The operation of the airport may be compromised.

Seismicity continues in the same area between 15 and 20 kilometers, the maximum magnitude of 4.1 and more earthquakes and landslides are expected in sloping areas.

Sulfur dioxide emission 21,868 tons per day and high values ​​without danger for residents and visitors.

The air quality yesterday suffered a sulfur dioxide peak of 824 micrograms cubic meter that subsided in the following hours. In Los Llanos it only exceeded the maximum threshold.

The amplitude of the tremor has increased, indicating that there is more gas emanating from the eruptive center.

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The activity has been stable during the past 24 hours. At the cone, pulsating lava fountains continued from the more or less merged vents inside its crater generating an ash plume rising to approx. 3,500 m altitude and drifting towards southerly directions. Thanks to the trade wind regime avoiding ash drifting over to the east coast, the airport of La Palma airport is operational again today, but 11 flights were cancelled and others delayed, according to local news.
Volcanic tremor remains high. It has increased a bit compared to previous days, suggesting continued high effusion rates of magma. No significant ground deformation was detected, meaning that magma arriving into the system is balanced by the magma being erupted as lava. In other words, the eruption seems in a stable phase at the moment.
While most lava is going directly into lava tubes feeding various parts of the flow field further downslope, a surface flow remains active from the cone's opening to the west, sneaking its way along the northern margins of the flow field. Most growth of the lava field was from active flow fronts along the northern margins, threatening so far untouched areas north of Todoque and near La Laguna.
Additional 700-800 people from this area were ordered to evacuate their houses, local press reported:
"We have been obliged to evacuate a new area. The lava is advancing slowly. People should have time to take their documents, their personal items and anything of value," said Miguel Angel Morcuende, technical director of Pevolca, according to an article in TRTWorld.

Earthquakes:
The numbers of quakes remains elevated, but has decreased to about 50% of what it had been a few days ago. During the past 24 hours, there were 2 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 19 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 49 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. The locations of the quakes remain the same at 10-15 km depth beneath the central part of Cumbre Vieja volcano, with no clear trend of quakes becoming shallower or migrating side-wise.
Their exact meaning is unknown, but the most accepted interpretation is that they reflect magma intruding into that area, which in this case acts as refilling the magma storage system. This might help explain why the eruption has been continuing at remarkably steady effusion rates for three and a half week now.
Update Tue 12 Oct 2021 15:22

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Drone footage.

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Only at 4km depth.


2.2 mbLg N FUENCALIENTE DE LA PALMA.ILP 2021/10/12 17:48:02 4 + info

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6.4 on Crete!

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Guardia Civil rescuing some exotic birds!

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