Fogo volcano news & eruption updates
Fogo volcano (Cape Verde) eruption update: eruption intensifies, Portela town destroyed
Sunday Dec 07, 2014 02:11 AM | VON: T
Lava flow from Fogo in Portela (Asociación Canaria de Volcanología / facebook)
Sketch of the new lava flow on GoogleEarth (GeoVol / facebook)
The flow is now headed towards Bangaeira village, which is threatened to suffer the same fate as Portela in a short time. Authorities ordered full evacuation of the area. One of the main access roads, only opened a few days ago, was also destroyed again by the lava flows, making the evacuation of people and remaining goods difficult.
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Friday, Dec 05, 2014
The eruption continues. A new lava flow that appeared last night is heading again towards the village of Portela, which it might hit in less than 2 days. ...
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Thursday, Dec 04, 2014
The intensity of the eruption has strongly decreased, and the lava flows that have been destroying Portela seems to have at least temporarily stopped.
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Wednesday, Dec 03, 2014
The eruption continues. Lava flows have slowed down their advance to less than 1 m per hour, giving some time to breath for what is left at Portela village in Chã das Caldeiras. ...
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Tuesday, Dec 02, 2014
Activity remained similar to the previous days although some sources suggest a decrease in lava effusion, but an increase in explosions at the vents. ...
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Sunday, Nov 30, 2014
Although explosive activity has decreased at the vents, it seems that lava effusion picked up. The advance of some of the lava flow fronts in Portela village picked up again this morning, reaching 20 meters per hour. Local sources mention that seismic activity also increased. ...
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