The Piton de la Fournaise erupts on Réunion

Posted on 13 June 2019

On Tuesday, 11 June the Piton de la Fournaise volcano on the island of Réunion erupted. This is the second volcanic eruption on the island this year.

According to Volcano Discovery, the lava fountains measured approximately 30m high. Four eruptive fissures were recorded on the slopes of the Dolomieu crater.

Yesterday morning at 6:35 am local time the Piton de la Fournaise volcano, in the French island of La Réunion 🇫🇷, started is 2nd eruptive episode of 2019#Sentinel2 flew over the volcano exactly 4 hours later
Local media report lava fountains with 20-30 metre-high projections pic.twitter.com/zCmXET9Ymx

— Copernicus EU (@CopernicusEU) June 12, 2019

The Volcano is erupting! Contact us to get you to the island 🌋 of diversity. pic.twitter.com/6nHLoHelZC

— Travel 2 Reunion (@Travel2Reunion) June 11, 2019