Eruption of Fogo: The village of Portela disappears under the lava.

This Tuesday, december 2 was the worst day for the village of Portela since the beginning of the eruption of Fogo.

The roller of lava a'a advance inexorably : in one day, 37 houses were destroyed in the sight of desperate people, bringing the total to 57. The lava swallowed primary school, and the hotel Pedra Brabo. The infrastructure is destroyed, including 51 tanks, and 30 hectares of land covered by lava.
 

Fogo - lava invaded the streets and destroyed the homes of Portela - photo Fogo news

The lava is close to the wine cellar of Cha das Caldeiras, and the last barrels will be left to the fire.

Emergency Preparedness left the site.

Fogo - lava flow progresses during the night and set fire to homes - photo Fogo news 02/12/2014

Fogo - evacuation of the barrels of wine - photo Fogo news 12/02/2014

Fogo - the VOG seen by the satellite of NASA / MODIS Aqua on 29/11/2014 - Image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE-EOSDIS Rapid Response.

Sources :

- Fogo News

- Muzika TV