PEVOLCA allows the return home of all the residents evacuated

PEVOLCA allows the return home of all the residents evacuated

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The direction of the Civil Protection Plan for Volcanic Risk (PEVOLCA) today authorized the return home of all the neighbors who remained evacuated in the area of Las Puntas and the Pozo de Las Calcosas and the opening of the Eco-museum and El Lagartario and the reopening of the roads which remain closed at night (HI-5, where the tunnels Roquille, HI-500 and HI-50). However, it should be stressed that it maintains the red light, Level 1, for La Restinga, in the municipality of El Pinar, and yellow for the rest of the island.

The only Civil Protection extraordinary measures that are currently maintained the ban on access to the beaches of Puerto Naos and Tacorón and maritime exclusion zone.

However, keeping the red light, Level 1, for La Restinga, in the municipality of El Pinar, and yellow for the rest of the island. The only Civil Protection extraordinary measures that are currently maintained is the ban on access to the beaches of Puerto Naos and Tacorón and maritime exclusion zone, Informed by the Government of the Canary Islands in a statement.

Regarding the Tunnel of Roquille it should be noted that the Department of Infrastructure of Road Systems will create a work area where there were defects in the shotcrete, so will this institution, together with the City Council of El Hierro, who will have to specify when and how to open the rail, in Frontier in the direction of-Valverde, which remained closed for the studies to be performed.

These decisions are made due to the reduced chance to occur high seismicity of magnitude exceeding 4.5 on the Richter scale, the maximum level established for the IGME that could produce landslides on the slopes of the tunnel. In addition, the earthquakes that are occurring are occurring at a depth of more than ten miles.

On the other hand, proceeded to place three accelerometers in the escarpment of the slope adjacent at Frontera tunnel, which allows greater control of potential landslides.

As preventive measures, will remain in El Hierro equipping the Red Cross and the EMU, as well as network communications, transport and port stations Advanced Command (PMA).

Evolution Process

Regarding the crisis volcanic earthquake PEVOLCA Scientific Committee reported that we are in a more relaxed state because in the past fortnight there has been no significant seismic activity, the magnitudes of the movements have been below 3.7, the horizontal deformation does not have a vertical pattern and remarkably show a downward movement with the exception of El Golfo. In the latter case, the west, Sabina and Pozo de la Salud aimed at stability.

As for the eruptive process of La Restinga, the Scientific Committee said that is ongoing, as evidenced by the finds in the tremor amplitude confirming that the volcano is still emitting material and depending on what it is colored differently.

Since the first bathymetry by the scientific team Ramón Margalef ship has seen a decrease in the height of the volcano, which means that sectoral frequent landslides occurring typical of underwater eruptions.

Although the emission level has registered an increase it must be observed, according to the Institute volcanological de Canarias (Involcan), this is understandable because magma is still moving.

Finally, the Scientific Committee said that the scenario of a possible eruption in the north is still open but said that the situation is not clear, nor is imminent at the time