The Piton de la Fournaise erupts on Réunion Posted on 13 June 2019 Tags:Reunion, volcano 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 Watch below to see the volcano in action: Image: Twitter @Travel2Reunion Also see: In photos: Reunion Island Related Posts Floating Forest at Milano Design Week 2022 24 June 2022 The Floating Forest is giving Milano Design Week 2022 a greener edge by displaying an... read more Bainskloof Pass reopens as roadworks are finally complete 24 June 2022 Bainskloof Pass between Wellington and Ceres has been reopened following roadworks which started in 2018.... read more Mavungana Flyfishing launches tigerfish tagging project 24 June 2022 Mavungana Flyfishing with Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and others have launched a groundbreaking tigerfish tagging project.... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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