- Title: La Palma beachgoers not fazed by volcano as disaster zone declared
- Date: 28th September 2021
- Summary: LA PALMA, SPAIN (SEPTEMBER 28, 2021) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PUERTO DE TAZACORTE BEACH PEOPLE SITTING ON TOWELS ON BEACH MAN WALKING INTO SEA VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SWIMMING IN SEA MAN WALKING INTO SEA VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SWIMMING IN SEA
- Embargoed: 12th October 2021 13:24
- Keywords: Cumbre Vieja La Palma Puerto de Tazacorte beach Spain volcano
- Location: LA PALMA, SPAIN
- City: LA PALMA, SPAIN
- Country: Spain
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Europe,Earthquakes/Volcanoes/Tsunami
- Reuters ID: LVA001EWMX747
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Beachgoers in volcano-stricken La Palma were not deterred from getting a tan and swimming in the sea as the island was classified as a disaster zone on Tuesday (September 28).
A few sunbathers took to a near empty Puerto de Tazacorte beach, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from the volcano that is erupting in the Cumbre Vieja national park.
The 'disaster zone' classification by the Spanish government will trigger emergency subsidies and other support measures.
The government announced a first package of 10.5 million euros ($12.30 million), which includes around 5 million euros to buy houses, with the rest to acquire furniture and essential household goods, government spokesperson Isabel Rodriguez told reporters on Tuesday.
Lava has been slowly flowing down the volcano's western flank toward the sea since Sept 19, destroying almost 600 houses as well as churches and banana plantations in La Palma, which neighbours Tenerife in the Canary Islands archipelago off North Africa.
Hundreds of people in coastal villages remain hunkered down in anticipation of lava emitted in previous days reaching the sea and releasing toxic gas.
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