For the many tourists who want to enjoy what nature has brought to La Palma, they can do so in the coming weeks and months." 11:40 CEST: Canary Islands president: No evacuation needed "We can make the most of this opportunity. The Tourism Minister of Spain Reyes Maroto has come under scrutiny for calling the eruption a chance to attract visitors to the island during an interview with Canal Sur Radio. 13:00 CEST: Tourism minister comments raise eyebrows It is predicted that the lava could soon cut through some of the busiest roads which would divide the island and make access from one to the other impossible. Two streams of lava are advancing relentlessly towards the sea and are covering just about everything in their path. In a message on social media, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen points out that the EC is "with all the people in the Canary Islands following the eruption of the volcano on La Palma". The European Union has offered Spain "additional support, if necessary" to deal with the emergency caused by the volcano on La Palma. There is a 2km exclusion zone, while the authorities are also mapping which areas could be affected during the night and they're already making arrangements for them. This living in the Tazacorte region have been evacuated now as well, taking the total number of those moved away from their homes to 5,500. 16:50 CEST: 5,500 have now been evacuated "It could be a matter of days or weeks, but it's not possible to accurately predict how long this situation will last," he said. Manuel Regueiro, the president of Spain's official geology body, has explained that this volcanic eruption has developed as normal so far. 17:40 CEST: No predictions from the geologists Spain's state meteorology body (AEMET) has explained that acid rain falling on populated areas as a result of the volcanic eruption is unlikely, although it cannot be completely ruled out. 19:10 CEST: Acid rain from the volcano is 'unlikely' They'll help with putting out the various fires that have sprung up as a result of the volcano. The Spanish authorities have sent members of the second battalion of emergency military forces from their base in Moron de la Frontera in Seville to La Palma. 20:30 CEST: Emergency forces fly from Seville to La Palma The seismic activity already reduced after the eruption and that trend is continuing. The seismicity in the area has reduced, with just seven earthquakes recorded this Monday after an average of 127 over the three previous days. Unfortunately, the official website of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) is difficult to access to review latest data, most likely from traffic overload.Fires rage in La Palma after volcano 21:35 CEST: The seismicity has reduced significantly During the known history of mankind, no such event is known to have been witnessed. Globally, major island-slope failure events that can trigger catastrophic-size tsunamis probably occur only once every 10,000 years or more. It is estimated that major landslide events at La Palma occur every 100,000 years or more, and there is no evidence that the island's edifice is gravitationally unstable at present. About 560,000 years ago, it had lost a large portion of its southwestern flank during an event referred to by geologists as the Cumbre Nueva landslide, one of the largest known of its kind. Nearly all volcanic ocean islands suffer massive collapse events from time to time, and La Palma is no exception. While this certainly is a potential scenario, it should also be said that it is the very worst case, and thus least likely scenario: by all known geological evidence, the current chance of a giant landslide from La Palma is still extremely slim, even should La Palma erupt in the near future. Is there a threat of a mega-tsunami from La Palma? Unfortunately, some media outlets are picking up on the potential threat of a "mega-tsunami" that could be caused by an eruption on La Palma and devastate the US east coast. Altogether, the likelihood of a new volcanic eruption continues to increase. Another worrying trend is the general tendency of quakes getting shallower. The increase in seismic activity is likely a sign that magma continues to intrude and push its way into deeper rock layers, thus causing the quakes. SO far, 5 quakes during the past 24 hours were recorded with magnitudes of 3 or more. The largest so-far quake was a magnitude 3.8 quake at 11:16 local time at 10 km depth, initially reported even as magnitude 4, but later revised. During the past 24 hours, earthquakes have continued to pick up both in numbers and strength. The seismo-volcanic crisis is intensifying. Earthquakes during the past 24 hours (map) and 7 days (depth vs time graph) under La Palma Island
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