The Cumbre Vieja volcano, in Spain, maintains erratic activity

Shocking images and testimony of Argentina on La Palma 1:23

(CNN Spanish) -

The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the Spanish island of La Palma, notably reduced its activity for a few hours this Monday morning.

This was demonstrated through the images that arrived live from the place, where it was possible to observe how the column of smoke that had accompanied the eruption throughout this last week disappeared.

After a few hours, around noon in Spain, the volcano resumed its activity and a new column of smoke and lava emissions were observed.

The specialists had already recently warned that it was impossible to predict which would be the direction this phenomenon would take.

However, the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands reported on Monday morning that the volcanic tremor and strombolian explosive activity had almost disappeared in the last few hours.

Infrared video captures lava from the volcano on La Palma 0:41

In statements offered this Monday to the Espejo Público program of the national chain Antena 3, Miguel Ángel Morcuende, technical director of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Attention to Emergencies due to Volcanic Risk of the Canary Islands (Pevolca), stated that the volcano did not show “ a clear activity ”, which made it difficult for specialists to make a forecast of how it will evolve.

Given the uncertainty, Morcuende added that he preferred that the volcano "naturally evacuate all its lava through the channels that it has done so far", and that he did not want "new mouths to be opened explosively."

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Watch how lava from a volcano in the Canary Islands engulfs a pool 0:55

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