It keeps going... longest eruption in 500 years on the island... what if it keeps going for a year? It doesn't seem to stop, each day that it seems to cool down a bit, the next day a new aligned volcano mouth opens and keeps destroying new areas. It seems like the worst terror disaster movie. Heartbreaking :(
I remember so vividly as Canary Islander the nightmares as a child,bit now I am not dreaming. No big budget movie can match this, so many shattered hopes. And just villages wiped out. I think the second tragedy will be when it stops and they realize they are gone. But the island is more.
Ps. You still need to see "Los Tilos"
All islands in the archipelago are volcanic buildings that emerge from the sea, so this is something that's in everyone's mind, even the aborigines before the conquest had to deal with this. It's sad, but It's Nature, now let's see how those people are helped and compensated because yes, damage is unavoidable.
The volcano gives and the volcano takes, I'm really sad though for the first families evacuated because they barely had time to flee and some animals were left behind as well as their whole lives. Now the lava is wiping Todoque, but they will allow access a little time to take some of their belongings and farmers to go and water the lands remaining, as all the rest of the roads are cut by lava flow. It's really heartbreaking, evacuated people cannot go with their pets to the military shelter so some roam in the streets or sleep in their cars with their pets. There was a man with 3 dogs in a car for 3 nights, now he's been taken into a house by a lady but dunno it's all heartbreaking. When I lived there I lived right in front of an old inactive volcano opening (La Caldereta) and I used to dream of lava flowing down the street, so it's something in the mind of islanders believe me, still I think you never think it's going to happen really to you, it's really sad and shocking they're slowly becoming aware of it. That land is going to be barren and engulfed by very hard material for many years, restoring roads will take a lot of of effort two.
Yes Nature has its own rules, still the case is slightly different because though we don't regret human lives, roads are permanently obliterated by lava, and the whole economy of the island relies on the southwest tourism and farms. The two villages engulfed have and will not have chance of rebuilding, it's literally under the lava flow and that land will be just black rock for hundreds of years from now. At least evacuation was swift the people on the volcano way won't have a home place to return, not now not in a hundred years from now. We have also the scars from previous eruptions, it is what it is.
yes, pretty much like previous eruptions it will leave a scar on land for many centuries to come, but what worries me is that the roads in the north due to the topography of the island are insane and long, and most communications via south (all at the end) will be cut by lava, so it it's not only the houses, but farmers wanting to water their lands. Even the fishing port is gonna be affected cos they won't be able to fish for a long while. Sigh. Let's see, it's expected to reach the sea anytime soon, some coast villages are on confinement with windows closed.
I pray that all the people's live will be preserved, that the property damage will be minimal, and that the lava flows will make that beautiful island BIGGER!
Evacuation started some hours before eruption and they're handling it well, there were some reluctant people and some elder people that had stayed at home, but police knocked door by door and no casualties should be expected. Yes it will change the topography, still those people won't have a neighbourhood to return to, lava flow will be barren for many years from now. Some people had left the dogs and animals in the property and actions were taken care to release or relocate them. And well interviews to zero zone people breaks your heart. It's expected to touch shore in a few hours, so the acid plume may affect the island as acid rain. Most crops were located in that area, and most tourist area too, so it will affect the economy of the island a while, so let's visit it everyone, after all settles, they need help to rise again.
Aw Isee what you mean by obsotete! ;-)
hope you had a great time... I see you went up to Roque de los Muchachos, I have a funny story of why my current fear of heights was born there, but I was also a nerd child and even won a young scientist contest and was invited to stay there when I was very young. The nature of my island is wild, it has many scars, the island is new. Still it's been heartbreaking to see my people (including family and friends) As a child I used to dream of lava running down my street, and we even had a children tv show called "El volcán" (the volcano) and the lead was a volcano with Lapilli and Confetti (lapilli is another name for the ash) as friends. So you see even the children grown with that in mind that the volcano takes and also gives.
pd Updates of latest even, part of the cone collapsed, lava resumed speed engulfing Todoque village entirely, expected to reach sea today or tomorrow, airport tried to reopen on a volcano rest but it's resumed and it's closed again and some coast villages are on forced confinement expecting the arrival of the magma to the sea. I'l keep updating.
It keeps going... longest eruption in 500 years on the island... what if it keeps going for a year? It doesn't seem to stop, each day that it seems to cool down a bit, the next day a new aligned volcano mouth opens and keeps destroying new areas. It seems like the worst terror disaster movie. Heartbreaking :(
I remember so vividly as Canary Islander the nightmares as a child,bit now I am not dreaming. No big budget movie can match this, so many shattered hopes. And just villages wiped out. I think the second tragedy will be when it stops and they realize they are gone. But the island is more.
Ps. You still need to see "Los Tilos"
Such a beautiful song and the scenery was breathtaking! I hope the damage is not too great on La Palma.
All islands in the archipelago are volcanic buildings that emerge from the sea, so this is something that's in everyone's mind, even the aborigines before the conquest had to deal with this. It's sad, but It's Nature, now let's see how those people are helped and compensated because yes, damage is unavoidable.
Beautiful video, that I enjoy as I do all the ones you create.
Sorry about the destruction of the volcano, but change happens, and it's not unknown on the island...
The volcano gives and the volcano takes, I'm really sad though for the first families evacuated because they barely had time to flee and some animals were left behind as well as their whole lives. Now the lava is wiping Todoque, but they will allow access a little time to take some of their belongings and farmers to go and water the lands remaining, as all the rest of the roads are cut by lava flow. It's really heartbreaking, evacuated people cannot go with their pets to the military shelter so some roam in the streets or sleep in their cars with their pets. There was a man with 3 dogs in a car for 3 nights, now he's been taken into a house by a lady but dunno it's all heartbreaking. When I lived there I lived right in front of an old inactive volcano opening (La Caldereta) and I used to dream of lava flowing down the street, so it's something in the mind of islanders believe me, still I think you never think it's going to happen really to you, it's really sad and shocking they're slowly becoming aware of it. That land is going to be barren and engulfed by very hard material for many years, restoring roads will take a lot of of effort two.
Yes, a lot of destruction. It's sad about the pets. I sort of equate it to New Orleans and their hurricanes. Just not as frequent.
Yes Nature has its own rules, still the case is slightly different because though we don't regret human lives, roads are permanently obliterated by lava, and the whole economy of the island relies on the southwest tourism and farms. The two villages engulfed have and will not have chance of rebuilding, it's literally under the lava flow and that land will be just black rock for hundreds of years from now. At least evacuation was swift the people on the volcano way won't have a home place to return, not now not in a hundred years from now. We have also the scars from previous eruptions, it is what it is.
Yes, this is far more permanent destruction, not redeemable, as after a hurricane...
yes, pretty much like previous eruptions it will leave a scar on land for many centuries to come, but what worries me is that the roads in the north due to the topography of the island are insane and long, and most communications via south (all at the end) will be cut by lava, so it it's not only the houses, but farmers wanting to water their lands. Even the fishing port is gonna be affected cos they won't be able to fish for a long while. Sigh. Let's see, it's expected to reach the sea anytime soon, some coast villages are on confinement with windows closed.
I pray that all the people's live will be preserved, that the property damage will be minimal, and that the lava flows will make that beautiful island BIGGER!
Evacuation started some hours before eruption and they're handling it well, there were some reluctant people and some elder people that had stayed at home, but police knocked door by door and no casualties should be expected. Yes it will change the topography, still those people won't have a neighbourhood to return to, lava flow will be barren for many years from now. Some people had left the dogs and animals in the property and actions were taken care to release or relocate them. And well interviews to zero zone people breaks your heart. It's expected to touch shore in a few hours, so the acid plume may affect the island as acid rain. Most crops were located in that area, and most tourist area too, so it will affect the economy of the island a while, so let's visit it everyone, after all settles, they need help to rise again.
I've been there in pre-Hive times (sorry for an obsolete t-shirt)
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, 2017
Aw Isee what you mean by obsotete! ;-)
hope you had a great time... I see you went up to Roque de los Muchachos, I have a funny story of why my current fear of heights was born there, but I was also a nerd child and even won a young scientist contest and was invited to stay there when I was very young. The nature of my island is wild, it has many scars, the island is new. Still it's been heartbreaking to see my people (including family and friends) As a child I used to dream of lava running down my street, and we even had a children tv show called "El volcán" (the volcano) and the lead was a volcano with Lapilli and Confetti (lapilli is another name for the ash) as friends. So you see even the children grown with that in mind that the volcano takes and also gives.
pd Updates of latest even, part of the cone collapsed, lava resumed speed engulfing Todoque village entirely, expected to reach sea today or tomorrow, airport tried to reopen on a volcano rest but it's resumed and it's closed again and some coast villages are on forced confinement expecting the arrival of the magma to the sea. I'l keep updating.