Cape Verde's Pico do Fogo Volcano Explodes Into Life

By John Balson @JJBalson

Cape Verde's Pico do Fogo volcano explodes into life - after lying dormant for nearly 20 years

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Videographer / Director: Richard Roscoe

Producer: Nick Johnson, Mark Hodge

Editor: Sonia Estal

Explosive reaction: lava flows like a river from the active Pico do Fogo volcano

River of Fire: the eruptions, which started in November 2014, produced huge amounts of lava and smoke

The volcano resulted in around 1,500 people being evacuated from the surrounding areas

The volcano last erupted in 1995 and has destroyed a number of villages on Fogo island

Molten lava oozes through the areas around the Pico do Fogo volcano

Complete destruction! The indiscriminate lava flow destroys everything in its path

A molten lava lake is formed beneath the active volcano

Explosive: molten lava sprays out of the active Pico do Fogo volcano

The eruptions, which started in November 2014, produced huge amounts of lava and smoke resulting in around 1,500 people being evacuated from the surrounding areas.

River of Fire: The eruptions, which started in November 2014, produced huge amounts of lava and smoke

Lava flows like a river from the active Pico do Fogo volcano

The volcano resulted in around 1,500 people being evacuated from the surrounding areas

The volcano, which last erupted in 1995, has destroyed a number of villages on Fogo island including Portela and Bangeira.

The volcano, which last erupted in 1995, has destroyed a number of villages on Fogo island

Molten lava oozes through the areas around the Pico do Fogo volcano

Complete destruction! The indiscriminate lava flow destroys everything in its path

The dramatic footage shows soldiers in Portela carrying barrels of wine to higher ground before they are destroyed by the unrelenting lava.

Explosive: molten lava sprays out of the active Pico do Fogo volcano

A molten lava lake is formed beneath the active volcano