Spanish eruption's end brings 'emotional relief,' rebuilding
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
MADRID Authorities on one of Spains Canary Islands declared a volcanic eruption that started in September officially finished Saturday following 10 days of no lava flows, seismic activity or significant sulfur dioxide emissions.
But the emergency in La Palma, the most northwest island in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago, is not over due to the widespread damage the eruption caused, the director of the Canaries volcanic emergency committee said in announcing the much-anticipated milestone.
Its not joy or satisfaction - how we can define what we feel? Its an emotional relief. And hope, Pevolca director Julio Pérez said. Because now, we can apply ourselves and focus completely on the reconstruction work.
Fiery molten rock flowing down toward the sea destroyed around 3,000 buildings, entombed banana plantations and vineyards, ruined irrigation systems and cut off roads. But no injuries or deaths were directly linked to the eruption.
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The photo accompanying this article is amazing.
Botany
(70,522 posts)Spanish erection's end brings 'emotional relief,' rebuilding.
Merry Christmas Everybody.
localroger
(3,629 posts)I know the cleanup will be a pain in the posterior, but that's my kind of natural disaster. (Lookin' at YOU, Gulf of Mexico.)