PEVOLCA have announced today that as of 9am on Tuesday the 18th January, the exclusion zone surrounding the volcano and lava flows will be further reduced, allowing around 800 more evacuated people to return to their homes. The newly opened zone comprises much of the...
As reconstruction work on the lava flows continues, the reconstruction and recovery efforts to remediate the economic impacts continue. According to Félix Bolaños, the Minister of the Presidency Relations with the Courts and Democratic Memory, aid for 79 applicants have been approved by the Government...
With new returns of evacuated people and a shrinking of the exclusion zone in the last few days, a new normal is emerging in the post-eruptive landscape on the island. However, it is important to remember that in this landscape volcanic dangers persist. PEVOLCA has...
After the successful return of more evacuees to their homes and reduction in size of the exclusion zone, the focus turns to the restorative work needed to repair damage to basic and essential services. Heavy machinery has been digging on the cooled lava flows surrounding...
After days of tests and preparations, PEVOLCA has announced the size of the exclusion zone will be reduced from 7am local time Friday morning, allowing for the return of more of the evacuated population. All residents on the north side of the lava flow field...
Work has continued on removing lava from the crossing in La Laguna, in the hope that this will enable new relocations of evacuated people this Friday. The re-opening of this crossing will open up access to areas between the villages of La Laguna and Tazacorte...
PEVOLCA is investigating the possibility of allowing further returns of evacuated people as soon as next Friday, as it continues to analyse the state of the lava flows The lava flows are mainly being analysed in terms of their temperature, stability and gas emissions,...
Today, for the first time since the declaration of the end of the eruption, some of the evacuated people will be allowed to return to their homes. The order applies to around 1,000 of those evacuated to areas of Tacande and Tajuya (Rotonda del Sombrero),...
Volcanic tremor and other observables continued at background levels, allowing PEVOLCA to declare the end of the eruption today, as lasting from 15:11 local time on the 19th September, to December 13th at 10:21 local time, giving a total duration of 85 days and 8...
Volcanic tremor continues at background levels, with no eruptive activity seen, although a reactivation cannot be ruled out. If the current levels are maintained, the authorities will be able to call an end to the eruptive process on the 25th December. PEVOLCA reminds the population...