“The best Christmas present”. The eruption of Spain's La Palma volcano, which began three months ago, has been declared over.
“But no injuries or deaths were directly linked to the eruption.Mr Perez, who is also the region’s minister of public administration, justice and security, said the archipelago’s government valued the loss of buildings and infrastructure at more than €900 million .
Volcanologists said they needed to certify that three key variables - gas, lava and tremors - had subsided in the Cumbre Vieja ridge for 10 days in order to declare the volcano’s apparent exhaustion. Abandoned cats wander in search of food at a road covered by ash and blocked by lava near the Cumbre Vieja volcanoSince the eruption started on September 19, previous periods of reduced activity were followed by reignitions.
On the eve of December 14, the volcano fell silent after flaring for 85 days and eight hours, making it La Palma’s longest eruption on record.“We will continue working together, all institutions, to relaunch the marvellous island of La Palma and repair the damage,” he tweeted. Farming and tourism are the main industries on the Canary Islands, a popular destination for many European vacationers due to their mild climate.