Lava streams approach port in La Palma

Record ID: 1639093

  • Title: Lava streams approach port in La Palma
  • Date: 28th September 2021
  • Summary: LA PALMA, SPAIN (SEPTEMBER 28, 2021) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) VARIOUS OF PORT TOWN, LAVA STREAMS FROM VOLCANO IN BACKGROUND PORT TOWN SEAFRONT BOAT IN SEA VARIOUS OF LAVA FLOWING
  • Embargoed: 12th October 2021 22:15
  • Keywords: Cumbre Vieja volcano La Palma Spain lava stream
  • Location: LA PALMA, SPAIN
  • City: LA PALMA, SPAIN
  • Country: Spain
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Europe,Earthquakes/Volcanoes/Tsunami
  • Reuters ID: LVA001EWMXVLZ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Lava streaming from the Cumbre Vieja volcano approached the Port of Tazacorte the Spanish island of La Palma on Tuesday (September 28).
    Spain classified La Palma as a disaster zone on Tuesday, a move that will trigger financial support for the island where a volcanic eruption has wrecked buildings and destroyed crops over the past nine days.
    Thousands have been evacuated and three coastal villages were locked down on Monday (September 27) in anticipation of lava meeting the Atlantic Ocean and releasing toxic gases.
    But authorities cannot determine if and when the molten rock will reach the sea or how long the eruption will continue.
    For several hours on Monday, the eruption slowed to a near halt before roaring back into life in the evening.
    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 said.
    Lava has been flowing down the volcano's western flank toward the sea since September 19, destroying almost 600 houses and banana plantations in La Palma, which neighbours Tenerife in the Canary Islands archipelago off the North African coast.
    (Production: Jon Nazca, Borja Suarez, Miguel Gutierrez, Marissa Davison)
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