The biggest eruption of Cape Verde volcano Pico do Fogo in
decades has destroyed two villages and threatens a forest reserve Tuesday,
officials said.
Some 1,500 people were forced to abandon their homes before
the lava flow reached the villages of Portela and Bangeira on Fogo island in
the Atlantic archipelago, fire brigade chief Arlindo Lima said late Monday on
national radio.
More than 1,000 people were evacuated from the Cha das
Caldeiras region at the foot of the volcano immediately after it first erupted
on November 23, while officials closed the airport as the skies darkened with
ash.
Lima, who heads civil protection services, said that the
lava gained ground on Sunday. "The lava front, (which was) more than 500
metres (547 yards) north of outlying houses in Bangeira a week ago, has swept
over much of the village and continues to move forward."
The village of Portela has also been destroyed, according to
Lima and local journalists.(7News).
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