The lava coming out of the 'Cumbre Vieja' volcano since it erupted last Sunday has already covered a total of 154 hectares and destroyed 320 buildings, according to satellite monitoring by the European Union's Copernicus program.
The eruption continues to show the same fissural eruptive style, with a strombolian mechanism, in a fissure in a north-southwest direction. The new vent is very close to the other active ones. The approximate average speed of advance of the lava flow front is 200 m/h, continuing its advance towards the sea", with maximum thicknesses of around 10-12 meters.
The Copernicus program, coordinated through the National Monitoring and Coordination Center for Emergencies (CENEM), has devices for monitoring and tracking national alert networks, potential risk situations, incidents and emergencies in the field of civil protection.
The island's volcanic alert level remains red, in a state of emergency, and the eruptive process continues.
In fact, late in the afternoon of this Monday, a new eruptive vent was recorded 900 meters from the main one, which has forced the preventive evacuation of the residents of Tacande, near the area, in the municipality of El Paso.
