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River of lava flows from La Palma volcano a month after first eruption

Geologists filmed a massive block floating in the direction of Tajuya on a stream of lava coming from the volcano's northern zone.

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Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to spew lava and ashes after more than three weeks erupting on the island of La Palma.

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Aerials images from La Palma shows lava pouring down the slopes towards an industrial zone and destroying a cement works, raising fresh fears of toxic gases.

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More earthquakes rattled the Spanish island of La Palma on Monday, as the lava flow from an erupting volcano surged after part of the crater collapsed.

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Local residents are advised to say and wear face masks and eye protection to protect themselves from potentially toxic gas and heavy falls of volcanic ash

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

28/09/2021

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

25/09/2021

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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.

25/09/2021

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La Palma volcano: Lava progress slows but eruption far from over

The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on Sunday with lava swallowing up 350 houses so far.

24/09/2021

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A holiday on the volcanic island requires a $70,000 salary and an open calendar, but things are about to change.

22/09/2021

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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.

21/09/2021

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

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The activity of Europe's largest active volcano caused ash and lapillus to fall on some villages on the slopes of the volcano, according to the Catania Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology

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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo hundreds of children are still missing after being separated from families fleeing a volcano eruption

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