La Palma, Canary Islands - Volcano Thread

Lightning more frequent now.

New vents are pretty active now. Good show tonight. Love the lightning.

This side of the mountain starting to do it's shape shifting much faster again. Might be changes soon, a new channel or lava vent maybe?

Not much thunder audible, drowned out by the noise of the fissures.

Getting wild tonight. Four vents open.

The rooster is a handy alarm clock.

No major changes today. Main lava vent a little less ferocious than recent days. Other vents still open, still the after burners as another poster put it.

So far there has been 2,395 earthquakes in the region, many exceeding magnitude 3.5.

I read elsewhere that a group regarding these issues has been set up. The short/medium/longterm issues have to be looked into..each household situation very different eg family with school going kids... retired couple/individual..holiday home..farmer...townland..rural..public buildings and bussinesses etc.

At the moment eg. over 200+ people are being put up in a hotel, a very small amount of houses are in the process in two estates are being bought..many are staying with friends/relatives/strangers or rental properties. There is also at least one shelter/processing area with food clothes etc.

People were told to bring their house/land deeds when evacuating or to get them when they went back to retrieve belongings in the hour long time windows they were given when the volcano was less active.

Without checking the map if I remember correctly from the 2 earlier eruptions this century.. especially the 70s.. eg that the new delta land became mainly banana plantations/commercial/industrial. And more of a mix of use were the lava streams were.

I dont know if the issue is more regulated since the last eruption (I presume so) but transperancy is needed especially with large sums of money involved from central government.

It will be a very complex planning situation balancing ,homes, land, industry and the natural habitat/wildlife. Let alone all the new infrastructure needed. And questions of health and safety...possible mineral deposits, tourism and whether some or what land should be added to nat. geo. park.

While many people may want to stay on or nearby as their roots are there, some may want to leave (elsewhere on island or off island temporary or permanent) due the trauma or even practical reasons like schooling or just being unable to start again due to age or health or lack of money/insurance or work options or even citzenship. Or the unlikely hood to obtain like for like land/house on such a small island.

Ordinary people.. householders/small farmers must not miss out and should band together in a situation like this, get legal advise to make sure they do not miss out to those more powerful/wealthy/ or 'in the know'. It could be a very a long and tiring process.

Many landscapes for human inhabitation bring their own challenges ..but the island has been their home for many generations and I wish them well through these strenous times and tough decisions. They as a community have rose to challenge of their situation and are an inspiration to others.

Great drone footage from 6 am today of the current lava flow

Live footage here showing new large lava flow as a result of partial crater collapse and fires underway now. The set camera position seems to be down.

Current situation after the partial crater collapse at the mountain. @harr this is the front edge of that new branch.

is there any way of saving those dogs?

Also there is a rooster crowing right now.

You can see the opening vent here. You can see the lava being projected in to the air in the lava channel.