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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
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 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.
La Cumbre Vieja volcano erupts in La Palma, Spain, as smoke billows from the mountainside in the Canary Islands. 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
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