According to local sources, the volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma, which triggered several earthquakes owing to streaming lava after the crater collapsed, was declared officially over on Saturday, December 25.
At a news conference, Julio Perez, a director of the Canary emergency volcanic response, stated it lasted 85 days and 18 hours.
The volcanic eruption did not result in any injuries or deaths due to a timely response and evacuation. It did, however, demolish 1,345 homes, as well as schools, churches, health centres, and irrigation equipment for farms.
3,000 dwellings were destroyed, banana fields and vineyards were engulfed, irrigation systems were wrecked, and highways were shut off over the period of more than three months by molten rock rushing down to the sea. However, the eruption did not cause any injuries or deaths.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano began erupting on September 19, and stunning imagery showed how it pushed rivers of molten rock down its slopes, causing almost 7,000 people to flee.
