Overview
- The volcano, which showed fresh lava Sunday morning, resumed activity days after the observatory said it had stopped on Wednesday.
- OVPF webcams confirmed magma at the surface at the newest cone, and a surface flow is moving downslope again with lava-tube activity restarted.
- The prefecture warned of burn and breathing risks from toxic gases where lava meets the sea as crowds try to get close.
- Earlier in March, lava crossed the RN2 highway and later reached the ocean, building an 8.4-hectare platform that advanced 193 meters and disrupted travel.
- Piton de la Fournaise erupts in an effusive, or Hawaiian, style, so lava often runs in channels or underground tubes and brief lulls can flip back to active flow without warning.