The bell tower of the church of Todoque, buried by lava from the volcano La Palma

The advance of lava that emerges from the volcano of La Palma, in the Canary Islands, managed to penetrate aggressively Sunday, September 26 in the core of the town of Todoque. He demolished, among other buildings, the church and the doctor’s office.

From the municipal council of Los Llanos de Aridane, they indicated that This is the second wash that runs above the first which came from the said volcanic formation and which had already caused a great deal of damage in the population space.

As the agency learned EFE, the lava eruption happened at the exact time some neighbors were picking up items from their homes. Therefore, they had to leave the area quickly.

The district of Todoque, where about 1,200 people lived, was one of the first affected by the volcanic eruption since a tongue of lava crossed it and destroyed a large part of the houses, anticipating the need for evacuation.

Among the buildings that had suffered this first attack was the church, from the interior of which the parish priest had taken all the images to make them safe. However, he couldn’t survive a second savage attack.

After the collapse, the president of the Cabildo de La Palma, Mariano Hernández Zapata, regretted that the lava “ended forever with some of the symbols and characteristics of this important population center of Los Llanos de Aridane “.

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At around 3 p.m., the volcanic eruption that began on September 19 in the Cumbre Vieja area was active for a week. At this moment he was leaving 6,200 residents evacuated and some 400 buildings and infrastructure damaged or lost.

Four hours later, the technical director of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Assistance against the Volcanic Risk of the Canary Islands (PEVOLCA), announced that the lava flow overcame Todoque by crossing the LP-213 road.

This washhouse extends about 150 meters west of the center of this agglomeration. Morcuende Explain why the front of the wash was around 8:15 p.m. at about 1600 meters in a straight line from the coast.

A week after the eruption, the La Palma volcano is still active and there are 6,200 evacuees

This situation It did not generate any new evictions since the direction of the washing remains in the established exclusion zone, and all the inhabitants had been evicted previously..

Said professional remembers that moments of greater explosiveness may continue to occur within a radius of about 5 kilometers from the emitting center and generate broken glass, so remember to take extreme precautions.

Regarding the ash fall, explain that this circumstance will depend on the direction of the wind, and remember that although it does not affect health, it is important to avoid respiratory and eye problems, wear masks, goggles, gloves and long-sleeved clothing.

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