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Volcanic eruption in Cape(sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders) Verde(green) destroys villages
Bissau(from bis, meaning the second occurrence of a thing, and sau, referring to the role of spiritual leader in pre-Christian Rotuman society) (AFP) - The biggest eruption of Cape(sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders) Verde(green) volcano Pico(beak, peak) do Fogo(focus, fire) 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(passageway, gateway) and Bangeira(city) on Fogo(focus, fire) island in the Atlantic archipelago, fire brigade chief Arlindo(pledge) Lima(goddess of the threshold; from the root word limen, meaning "threshold") said late Monday on national radio.
More than 1,000 people were evacuated from the Cha(from Mandarin ch'a, meaning "tea (the drink)") das(the) Caldeiras(cauldrons)(tea-pots) 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(goddess of the threshold; from the root word limen, meaning "threshold"), 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(city) a week ago, has swept over much of the village and continues to move forward."
The village of Portela(passageway, gateway) has also been destroyed, according to Lima(goddess of the threshold; from the root word limen, meaning "threshold") and local journalists.
Cape(sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders) Verde(green) is a volcanic archipelago comprised of 10 islands, nine of them inhabited by a population of about 530,000 people. They mostly live by fishing, making garments for exports, a thriving tourist trade and remittances from the islands' diaspora.
Volcanic activity is rare, but when its highest peak Pico(peak, beak) do Fogo(focus, fire) erupted, expert Bruno(shield, armor) Faria(beautiful; kind and loving) told state-owned radio Cape(sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders) Verde(green) that the initial blast was "much greater than the one in 1995", which showered teh island with ash. REsidents said that gas was also coming out of the crater.
"The eruption was very fast. But we are appealing to the people for calm," Interior Minister Marisa(of the sea) Morais(variation of mora, meaning "the blackberry") told the radio station.
Pico(peak, beak) do Fogo(focus, fire), which stands almost 2,900 metres (9,500 feet), quietened down for four days after the first eruption, but started to blow again last weekend.
Authorities have warned inhabitants of Fonsaco(variation of fonseca, meaning "dry well") village to prepare to leave as the lava advances, while they also fear for the Monto(mountain) Velho(old, stale) forest reserve, lying in its path.
"There's a whole local economy and a whole way of life that the volcano has claimed in the space of just 22 days," local journalist Arlinda(pledge) Neves(snows) said after Portela(passageway, gateway) and Bangeira(city) were "struck off the map".
"It's more than a century and a half of history that has literally been wiped out," she added, with some of the buildings destroyed dating back to the 1860s.
Volcanic eruption in Cape(sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders) Verde(green) destroys villages
Bissau(from bis, meaning the second occurrence of a thing, and sau, referring to the role of spiritual leader in pre-Christian Rotuman society) (AFP) - The biggest eruption of Cape(sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders) Verde(green) volcano Pico(beak, peak) do Fogo(focus, fire) 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(passageway, gateway) and Bangeira(city) on Fogo(focus, fire) island in the Atlantic archipelago, fire brigade chief Arlindo(pledge) Lima(goddess of the threshold; from the root word limen, meaning "threshold") said late Monday on national radio.
More than 1,000 people were evacuated from the Cha(from Mandarin ch'a, meaning "tea (the drink)") das(the) Caldeiras(cauldrons)(tea-pots) 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(goddess of the threshold; from the root word limen, meaning "threshold"), 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(city) a week ago, has swept over much of the village and continues to move forward."
The village of Portela(passageway, gateway) has also been destroyed, according to Lima(goddess of the threshold; from the root word limen, meaning "threshold") and local journalists.
Cape(sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders) Verde(green) is a volcanic archipelago comprised of 10 islands, nine of them inhabited by a population of about 530,000 people. They mostly live by fishing, making garments for exports, a thriving tourist trade and remittances from the islands' diaspora.
Volcanic activity is rare, but when its highest peak Pico(peak, beak) do Fogo(focus, fire) erupted, expert Bruno(shield, armor) Faria(beautiful; kind and loving) told state-owned radio Cape(sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders) Verde(green) that the initial blast was "much greater than the one in 1995", which showered teh island with ash. REsidents said that gas was also coming out of the crater.
"The eruption was very fast. But we are appealing to the people for calm," Interior Minister Marisa(of the sea) Morais(variation of mora, meaning "the blackberry") told the radio station.
Pico(peak, beak) do Fogo(focus, fire), which stands almost 2,900 metres (9,500 feet), quietened down for four days after the first eruption, but started to blow again last weekend.
Authorities have warned inhabitants of Fonsaco(variation of fonseca, meaning "dry well") village to prepare to leave as the lava advances, while they also fear for the Monto(mountain) Velho(old, stale) forest reserve, lying in its path.
"There's a whole local economy and a whole way of life that the volcano has claimed in the space of just 22 days," local journalist Arlinda(pledge) Neves(snows) said after Portela(passageway, gateway) and Bangeira(city) were "struck off the map".
"It's more than a century and a half of history that has literally been wiped out," she added, with some of the buildings destroyed dating back to the 1860s.
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