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La Palma: New lava streams after volcano's cone collapses

Three weeks since its eruption upended the lives of thousands, the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island is still spewing out endless streams of lava with no signs of ceasing.

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Meet the 22-year-old who rowed across the Atlantic ocean alone

Jasmine Harrison rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, making her the youngest woman to ever complete a solo row across any ocean.

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Firefighters on scene near La Palma volcano

The volcano on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands continued spewing lava Saturday morning, following almost three weeks of constant eruption.

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La Palma volcano: Ash cloud forces new airport shutdown

Scientists warn the situation is still tense and unpredictable as the Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Spanish island of La Palma.

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La Palma volcano: Lava flowing into sea expands Spanish island

Satellite imagery showed a D-shaped tongue of molten rock building up on the island's western shore measured 338 hectares by the end of Wednesday.

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How satellites are helping us understand the La Palma volcano crisis

From measuring gas emissions to assessing damage, the Sentinel satellites of the European Copernicus network have been providing crucial data.

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Watch: Spanish volcano continues to erupt after lava reaches sea

Lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano which erupted ten days ago on La Palma in the Canary Islands has reached the ocean, a phenomenon that produces toxic gases.

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La Palma braces for toxic gas emissions as lava creeps closer to sea

Residents in several of the Canary Island's neighbourhoods have been confined to their homes due to fears of toxic gas emissions.

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Canary Islands: a "miracle house" spared by the lava flow of La Palma

Drone video from La Palma reveals what Spanish media are referring to as the “miracle house”, spared by the lava of the volcano in eruption.

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Watch: Lava topples church as volcanic eruptions continue on La Palma

Dramatic footage shows a cloud of dense smoke engulfing the bell tower of the church before it collapses.

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Smoke, ash and lava spurt out of Spanish volcano

The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island continued to spew fountains of lava as the devastating eruption entered its seventh day.

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La Palma volcano: Ash cloud causes closure of airport

Lava from the volcano, which began erupting a week ago, has destroyed 420 buildings.

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La Palma volcano: Hundreds rush to help locals left with nothing

A whole solidarity network has been set up in record time on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands.

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La Palma volcano still rumbling as locals warned to avoid lava flows

More than 6,000 people have been evacuated to safety as a new volcanic vent blew open, spewing thousands of tonnes of molten rock, volcanic ash and toxic gases into the air.

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Watch: Eruptions continue on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands

Fresh earthquakes have prompted further evacuations in La Palma after Sunday's volcanic eruption.

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La Palma volcano is 'a great show' for tourists says Spanish minister

The Spanish Tourism Minister has said La Palma is perfectly safe for visitors, despite mass evacuations this week.

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In photos: Trail of destruction as volcanic lava oozes across La Palma

These photos show the impact of lava flows from a volcanic eruption on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands

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Canary Islands: Houses and crops are threatened by the lava flow.

At least 100 homes have been already destroyed during the volcanic eruption on Spain's La Palma island, forcing 5,500 people to evacuate.

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Canary Islands: Lava engulfs 100 homes after The Cumbre Vieja erupted

A surge of lava destroyed around 100 homes, a day after the volcano erupted, forcing 5,500 people to leave the area, local authorities said.

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Lava destroys homes after volcano erupts in Canary Islands

Experts said the volcanic eruption could last for weeks or even months.