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The April 2, 2007 eruption, was one of the largest eruptions of Piton de la Fournaise volcano, in Réunion island for at least one century. The eruption started on the east-south-east side of the volcanic edifice at an elevation of 590 m. The lava flow, between 15 and 60 m thick, covered the main road on the Grand Brûlé area, over a width of 1.4 km. Before reconstruction of the road, the local authorities...
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