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Nighttime images of lava spewing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma island, two weeks after the beginning of its first eruption in 50 years. At least 870 buildings of all types have been completely destroyed and 6,000 people have been evacuated. IMAGES
La Cumbre Vieja volcano erupts in La Palma, Spain, as smoke billows from the mountainside in the Canary Islands. IMAGES
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
Santa Cruz de la Palma, Sep 26 (EFE).- The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands, stabilized on Sunday after a week of activity and authorities say that everyone who was forced to evacuate during the eruption may now return to their homes.The administrative committee of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Attention to Emergencies from Volcanic Risk (Pevolca, after verifying that all indicators - which on Friday had pointed to a dangerous "scenario" for three population centers near the volcano with about 160 residents - were now showing that the volcano has stabilized.Those indicators include seismic tremos, seismic signals and deformations of the earth on and near the volcano, the head of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) in the Canaries, Maria Jose Blanco, said Sunday. (Camera: MIGUEL ÁNGEL PÉREZ/ÁNGEL MEDINA). SHOT LIST: THE CUMBRE VIEJA VOLCANO ON THE ISLAND OF LA PALMA IN THE CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN.
Images show the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupting as it belches out more lava and forces another 500 people to flee. The Cumbre Vieja on Spain's Canary Islands volcano has forced a total of 6,000 people from their homes and destroyed around 100 properties since it erupted on Sunday afternoon. A vast river of molten lava from the volcano continues to destroy everything in its path as it edges towards the sea, where its arrival is expected to generate clouds of toxic gases. IMAGES
Santa Cruz de La Palma, Oct 4 (EFE).- The main cone of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's Canary Islands suffered a partial collapse on Sunday afternoon.Experts say the volcano is entering a new explosive phase. (Camera: MIGUEL ANGEL PEREZ CALERO).SHOT LIST: LAVA RISES AND FLOWS DOWN THE CUMBRE VIEJA VOLCANO, LA PALMA, CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN.
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