Cumbre Vieja Volcano puts agriculture sectors at risk in La Palma Island

Record ID: 1912206

  • Title: Cumbre Vieja Volcano puts agriculture sectors at risk in La Palma Island
  • Date: 2nd October 2021
  • Summary: Cumbre Vieja Volcano puts agriculture sectors at risk in La Palma Island SHOTLIST: LA PALMA, SPAIN (OCT. 2, 2021) (AAVN – ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE SHOT OF CUMBRE VIEJA VOLCANO 2. VARIOUS OF AGRICULTURE AREA, SMOKE CAN BE SEEN BEHIND 3. DAMAGED BANANAS 4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) FARMER, RAYCO PEREZ, SAYING: “If the tree sprouts again, look for example, some have sprouted here. These sprouts take a few years, about 2 years to grow.” 5. WHITE FLASH 6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) FARMER, RAYCO PEREZ, SAYING: “Best think right now to rescue trees as much as we can. Some of trees are in good condition but their fruits are worsen. Now we should clean everything. Now we should clean everything, uproot all old roots and work hard to ensure the remaining fruits will be the best quality.” 7. WHITE FLASH 8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) FARMER, RAYCO PEREZ, SAYING: “A calamity. What do I think? Poverty. Why? Because poverty gave great damage. What to do first is taking back those lost houses.” 9. WHITE FLASH 10. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) FARMER, RAYCO PEREZ, SAYING: “The only aid for this farm was insurance. The insurance which farmers have and depends on production. Expert comes and pay your loss. But the insurance only pays for fruit loss, but I have to wait two years that my burnt trees to bear fruit.”AAVN SCRIPT: Cumbre Vieja volcano has put the region's tourism and the agricultural sector at risk which is concentrated on bananas and avocados. The spewed lavas burned some fruits and trees near the volcano. Speaking to the Anadolu Agency a farmer Rayco Perez said they have to wait two years for sprouts of burnt trees. Perez said the only aid for the farm is insurance, which covers their damaged fruits. “But the insurance only pays for fruit loss, but I have to wait two years that my burnt trees to bear fruit,” he said. While half of the island's economy makes a living from the agricultural sector, 30 percent of employment is made up of agricultural workers The lava, which burned some agricultural fields and greenhouses in the vicinity, wrecked the 30 kilometers (18.7 miles) road, according to reports. Nearly 6,000 people have been evacuated since the eruption began. While it has been reported that gas emissions in La Palma have increased in the last two days, the Spanish Department of Homeland Security has stated that rising sulfur dioxide emissions do not represent a health risk. The volcano has so far emitted some 80 million cubic meters of molten rock, scientists estimate — more than double the amount in the island’s last eruption, in 1971. Earlier, the Institute for Volcanic Studies of the Canary Islands said eruptions are expected to continue for 24 to 84 days.
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