The Cumbre Vieja volcano fell silent on the island after it wreaked havoc on La Palma with its lava, ash, and earthquakes. The eruption was over on Christmas Day. Spain's president said it was the volcano's version of a holiday gift. It is hard to think of anything that has caused such tragedy as a gift-giving type.
The residents who experienced the volcano's longest eruption in over 400 years were reassured by the fact that activity ceased 10 days ago. Scientists warned that they could not certify the eruption as over until volcanic activity stopped for a period of 10 days. The official confirmation came at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
The newest chapter of Cumbre Vieja was written. The eruption lasted for 85 days and 8 hours.
The Canary Islands regional security chief said that the eruption is over with four words.
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The National Geographic Institute said in a statement that the end of the eruption doesn't mean the end of the dangers associated with it. Spanish authorities declared that the emergency wasn't over because there were still lava flows on the island with high temperatures and volcanic gases, according to El Pas.
The director of the National Geographic Institute on the Canary Islands said that all indicators suggested that Cumbre Vieja had run out of energy but didn't rule out a future reactivation.
Although the end of the eruption was welcomed by residents on and off La Palma, it also put the volcano's destruction in sharp focus and highlighted the immense recovery effort that is needed. The land covered by Cumbre Vieja was 1,218 hectares and 912 acres were crops. The volcano buried 45.8 miles of highways.
Over the last three months, more than 7,000 people have been evacuated from the island. More than 2,300 evacuees have been directly affected by the eruption. About 500 of those affected are living in hotels. People are living in motor homes or plastic tents in other neighborhoods.
Spain will give La Palma approximately $450 million to help it with reconstruction, which some residents and businesses say is slow. Before residents can return, authorities need to make sure areas are safe and have essential services.
Rubén Fernndez, interim director of the Canary Islands' Volcano Emergency Plan, told El Pas that the end of the eruption was the first step.
Fernndez said there was a lot to do.
