The new eruptive vents that opened this Sunday in the La Palma volcano have created a new concern, given the possibility that the lava will affect La Laguna.
The director of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) in the Canary Islands and spokesperson for the Scientific Committee of the Pevolca, María José Blanco, has explained that from the new southeasternmost fissure, which has an approximate East-West orientation, a lava flow has been emitted that bifurcates in the upper area. One of the branches circulates slowly on an old flow, but another has overflowed in the northern area and is the one that could reach La Laguna.
The activity in the effusive focus located on the northwest flank of the main cone of the La Palma volcano, however, has "decreased significantly" in recent hours, although it continues to feed lava tubes in the lava field. The rest of the main emission centers have significantly decreased their activity, which is currently mainly focused on the new eruptive vents that opened on Sunday.
