The volcano on the island of Fogo in Green Cape remains active for almost 15 days.
Exists on our planet more than 1300 active volcanoes in the world and many are underwater, affecting ocean ridges. The main volcanic regions on Earth are around the Pacific Rim, from Cape Horn to Alaska, called the Pacific Ring of Fire, in the central Andes of Chile, with the highest volcano in the world, Guallatiri, with 6060 meters, North Iceland, New Zealand, Hawaii, Japan and Antarctica.
In Africa one of the most active is the volcano on Fire Island in the archipelago of Green Cape, with approximately 2829 meters high, with a circular shape that has an area of 476 km2, with a boiler of 8 kms in diameter in Chã das Caldeiras on the west side, its walls reach 1000 meters, with a crater 500 meters in diameter and a depth of 180 meters. Now imagine all this natural wonder erupted spewing lava and ash in all the directions since the November 23rd , endangering the lives of about nearly 40 thousand inhabitants.
According to an official spokesman for the local government, Aleida Monteiro, who spook to Lusa, Portela and Bangaeira were literally erased from the map by the lava gushing from various volcanic cones of Chã das Caldeiras. Having destroyed these two locations on four fronts, latter was unified and created a new, 300 meters wide, which follows tend towards the Old Hill, north of the island. However, the assessor cannot confirm if this is the route these glowing mass will tend to follow, so "you never know". If it is confirmed the worst-case scenario and Old Hill is reached by the lava, the torrent again will gain speed, because a considerable gap, taking ahead the small towns of Father Antonio, Feijoal and Fonsaco, which are right next to the second largest city of Fogo Island, Mosteiros, also the head county, by the sea. Everything will depend on the terrain slopes, as there is also the possibility that the lava can go west and launch toward Corvo, Achada Grande and Relva. "But it is still very uncertain," insisted Aleida Monteiro, who said the team of experts is monitoring, minute by minute, the eruptive activity and the direction of lava, with two observation posts on the ground.
The Portuguese Government, from the first moment of this natural disaster, responded to the call of regional government of Green Cape and proceeded to send logistical and human support, but if you want to help local people anonymously, just make a small contribution indicated down bellow:
Account: SOS tchan 2014
Bank of Cape Verdean Business (BCN) with Swift: CANBCVCV
IBAN cv64 0004 0000 0569 6870 1016 3
The corresponding bank in Portugal is Banco Santander Totta with Swift: TOTTAPTPL
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