Fogo eruption uncomfortable for the locals

The eruption of Pico de Fogo in the Cape Verde Islands is pretty serious.  There is a lot of great footage of it, partly because it isn't all that dangerous, short-term wise.  Meaning it's OK to watch, and that sure would be fun to do.  But long-term, it has caused the evacuation of the villages built inside the caldera of an active volcano -- certainly the inhabitants knew that might happen -- and the lava flows have destroyed some buildings.

Here's a short video of the eruption at night. The sound of the eruption is amazing.




I guess the main concern is that the area inside the caldera was also decent agricultural land on an island and in an archipelago that is pretty dry otherwise.  So the lava flow is both cutting the road that provides access there, and covering the fields that were planted there (including vineyards).   So while it isn't life-threatening or a danger to aviation, it is causing problems.   Maybe some of the problems can be offset with eco-tourism.

There are lots more videos at this link.  You can watch the slow moving flow (a'a, it looks like) obliterate a building!