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Seismic Activity Triggers New Eruption at Réunion's Active Volcano

A powerful eruption of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano occurred on Friday, February 13, on Réunion Island, with lava activity observed south of the Dolomieu crater. According to the French agency Orange, the eruption was confirmed by the Piton de la Fournaise Volcanological Observatory (OVPF) and a scientific research institute involved in monitoring the volcano. Seismic activity intensified at approximately 9:25 a.m., marking the start of a s…

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On the island of Reunion where the Piton de la Fournaise erupted for the second time since the beginning of the year. It was a rare phenomenon that started as dozens of hikers were around the top. They were only a few meters away from lava geysers. The volcano caught everyone by surprise. However, no alerts had been triggered. Three people, slightly injured, were evacuated by helicopter. (Environment).

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Timothy Clerc and Ananda Majorel were hiking in the enclosures of the Réunion volcano when it erupted this Thursday morning, only a few tens of meters away. In their sprained flight before being heli-winned the young woman injured her knee. They tell their fear and their incredible luck.

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The Piton de la Fournaise woke up again this Friday 13 February and the lava sank on its southern flank. The eruption takes place in an uninhabited area and does not threaten anyone.

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The Pitón de la Fournaise volcano, one of the most active and guarded in the world, entered this Saturday in a new phase of eruption, generating moments of tension and alarm on the French island of La Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. Although the colossus remains in intermittent activity since November 2025, authorities confirmed that this eruptive episode was especially intense and sudden, with lava flows and projection of incandescent rocks that …

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The eruption broke out very quickly this Friday. After two years of silence, the volcano had already woken up on 18 January. The event lasted just 48 hours.

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upday broke the news in on Friday, February 13, 2026.
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