Volcano at Reunion
Thursday, May 15, 2008
La Reunion is a small island wedged between Madagascar and Mauritius. It is one of twenty-six regions of France . The volcano is about 530,000 years old and has erupted an estimated 170 times since the mid 17th century.
The red hot lava cut roads in half, damaged homes and created huge clouds of steam as it flowed into the Indian Ocean.It is the third eruption of the Piton de la Fournaise or 'Mountain of the Furnace' this year alone.
The red hot lava cut roads in half, damaged homes and created huge clouds of steam as it flowed into the Indian Ocean.It is the third eruption of the Piton de la Fournaise or 'Mountain of the Furnace' this year alone.
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