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The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the Spanish Canary island of La Palma, spews lava and smoke. The eruption has left at least 870 buildings of all types completely destroyed and prompted the evacuation of around 6,000 people. IMAGES
A volcano on an uninhabited island of Ecuador's famous Galapagos archipelago is spewing lava, potentially threatening an array of unique animal species, according to authorities. La Cumbre, which stands 1,463 meters (4,799 feet) high, has erupted three times previously since 2017. IMAGES
Santa Cruz de La Palma, Oct 9 (EFE).- The new lava flow from the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma is causing "tremendous destruction”, Canary Islands Volcanology Institute (Involcan) said Saturday.Involcan published images of the flow saying it was hindering the movement of scientists in the area as the volcano resumed releasing lava earlier in the day. (Camera: EFE).Camera: A RIVER OF LAVA FLOWS DOWNHILL AFTER THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE CUMBRE VIEJA VOLCANO COLLAPSED DUE TO THE ERUPTION, IN LA PALMA, CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN.
Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain, Oct 5 (EFE).- Some 250,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) have been expelled into the air since the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma started erupting on September 19, the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan) reported.The volume of gas is possibly higher due to the limitations of the equipment being used to measure emissions, Involcan added.FOTAGE OF THE VOLCANO.
Santa Cruz de La Palma, Sep 27 (EFE).- The Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma Island began spewing abundant quantities of lava once again on Monday evening after several hours of relative calm.Not counting the large amount of lava currently being ejected, the amount of volcanic material emitted during the first seven days of this latest eruption that began on Sept. 19 - 46.3 million cubic meters - already exceeds the 43 million cubic meters spewed over 24 days in the previous eruption on La Palma in 1971.On Sunday, lava swept rapidly through the town of Todoque, destroying a church and other buildings and edging closer to the ocean. (Camera: ÁNGEL MEDINA). SHOT LIST: LAVA RIVER FLOWS FROM THE CUMBRE VIEJA VOLCANO ON LA PALMA ISLAND, SPAIN.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, Sep 19 (EFE).- (Camera: Miguel Angel Perez Calero) A volcano erupted on the island of La Palma, in Spain’s Canary Island archipelago, on Sunday following a week of seismic activity in the area.The eruption emerged from the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge on La Palma, located to the southeast of the island’s most populous municipality Los Llanos.FOOTAGE OF THE ERUPTION.
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