The cessation of the eruption was confirmed by the scientific committee.
The completion of a volcanic eruption has been officially announced on the island of La Palma. He has been active for the past 85 days.
This was stated by Julio Perez, Advisor for Public Administration, Justice and Security to the Government of the Canary Islands, writes RBK-Ukraine.
“What I am today I want to say, I can say in a few words – the eruption ended. It ended on December 13 in the afternoon, but only today we can say, “Perez said.
At the same time, the adviser noted that the cessation of the eruption was confirmed by the scientific committee , who watched for signs that allow us to be convinced of this – the absence of lava, pyroclasts, earthquakes, tremors and deformations.
The volcano woke up on the Spanish island on September 20. The authorities have raised the threat level to orange. Regional roads were blocked. The evacuation of people began. In total, the rivers of the incandescent bench have burned out almost 800 hectares of land – mostly farmland. Banana and avocado plantations were particularly affected. Previously, this happened in 1971.