PEVOLCA reports mass evacuation and increase in the exclusion zone

PEVOLCA reports mass evacuation and increase in the exclusion zone

The eruption begins prompting mass evacuations

The traffic light was changed to red following the beginning of the eruption. Forty homes were evicted and the number of evacuees stands at around 5,500 people, the Maritime Captaincy has extended the exclusion radius to 2 nautical miles, and the 2km radius exclusion zone around the volcano is established.

This photo shows the Steering committee meeting for the first time to organise evacuations. Sourced from Gobierno de Canarias (2021).
This photo shows the Steering committee meeting for the first time to organise evacuations. Sourced from Gobierno de Canarias (2021).
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