Lava flow at La Palma reaches the sea, Canary Islands
Image credit: RTVC (stillshot)
Lava flow produced by the eruption at Cumbre Vieja volcano, La Palma, Canary Islands has reached the sea at Playa Nueva, north of Los Guirres beach in the municipality of Tazacorte, at 23:00 UTC on September 28, 2021.
Faced with the possibility of emissions of gases that are harmful to health and the generation of explosions in the contact of the lava with the seawater, the emergency services recommend that the residents of the area remain in their homes, maintaining an area of exclusion from al less 3.5 km (2.1 miles).1
Lava was flowing at around 300 m (980 feet) per hour on September 28, crossing the Costa Highway (LP-2132) at the junction of the Camino Pampillo. This was the last highway that linked the neighborhoods of the southern and northern municipalities of El Paso, Los Llanos de Aridane, and Tazacorde.
In its advance, the magma is burning greenhouse plastic and fertilizers, generating toxic emissions from the combustion of these materials.
However, the Government of the Canary Islands has reported that the air quality is good.
At the moment, although the airspace is open, there are no flights to or from La Palma.
Imagen de la Salvamar Alphard en la zona de exclusión en #LaPalma. La lava se precipita al mar en la zona de la playa de Los Guirres desde 23h canarias. En la zona hay viento del Sur. pic.twitter.com/OdCZnRsJWj
— SALVAMENTO MARÍTIMO (@salvamentogob) September 28, 2021
A las once de la noche caía la lava al mar en la costa de #Tazacorte, concretamente en Los Palacios, en Playa la Galería
El geógrafo de la @ULPGC José Mangas ha explicado con detalle cómo ha sido este encuentro del magma con el agua en @unahoramenostv #RTVCconLaPalma pic.twitter.com/ChocMF4pFK
— RTVC (@RTVCes) September 29, 2021
Primeros datos tras la caída de #lava al mar en la costa de #Tazacorte
Se sigue manteniendo la recomendación del confinamiento de los vecinos de zonas próximas a este contacto de la lava con el mar
Hay un área de exclusión de 3,5 km#RTVCconLaPalma #ErupcionenLaPalma pic.twitter.com/OGnBHmnyYw
— RTVC (@RTVCes) September 29, 2021
Amanece en #LaPalma, donde a las 23:00 horas de este martes la lava alcanzaba el mar en la costa de #Tazacorte
Ya comienza a formarse un delta de lava que poco a poco gana terreno al mar, hace unas horas alcanzaba los 50 mt de altura#RTVCconLaPalma @IEOoceanografia pic.twitter.com/BmFQIViaDB
— RTVC (@RTVCes) September 29, 2021
Tomamos el relevo de nuestros compañeros de #CanariasRadio @laautonomica desde las 7:45 horas
Imagen en directo tomadas por el dron de Televisión Canaria después de que la colada sur de la lava tocara el mar en la costa de #Tazacorte#RTVCconLaPalma #LaPalma@BDCanariasTV pic.twitter.com/KqlSNG8FLO
— RTVC (@RTVCes) September 29, 2021
As of September 28, lava flows have destroyed 656 buildings and more than 19 km (11.8 miles) of roads.
References:
1 La Palma / volcanic eruption update by Departmento de Seguridad Nacional (DSN) – 07:00 UTC, September 29, 2021
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