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This lesser-known island in Spain is the perfect winter getaway with temperatures in the 20s and a ‘delicious’ local...

IT’S no secret that the Canary Islands are one of the most popular destinations for a winter break in Spain.  Brits and other European tourists...

Andalucia supports wildfire mitigation efforts in the Canary Islands as fire devastates community

ON Sunday, members of Spain's Military Emergency Unit (UME) left Andalucia for La Palma in the Canary Islands to help extinguish the island’s wildfire.  Since...

More than 4,200 residents of Canary Island La Palma evacuated as fire crews tackle blaze

FIRE CREWS were battling on Sunday morning to extinguish a blaze that broke out the day before on the Canary Island of La Palma....

As Spain’s La Palma Canary Island recovers from volcanic eruption, tourist board puts 8,000 tourism vouchers up for grabs

Stunning waterfalls and springs, natural parks and deserted beaches, well-preserved cultural heritage and local cuisine, and star-dotted night skies. Anyone who has visited the...

CO2 concentration in a village on La Palma is ‘incompatible with life’ following volcano eruption in Spain’s Canary Islands

THE village of La Bombilla in Spain’s isla bonita has carbon-dioxide (CO2) levels so high that the area poses a risk to life and...

Funding pledge to encourage tourism on volcano-ravaged La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands

Spain's government has announced a 9.5-million-euro plan to boost tourism to La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands in the hope of rebuilding livelihoods in...

OFFICIAL: Eruption of volcano on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands declared over

CANARY Island authorities declared that the volcanic eruption of Cumbre Vieja that began on September 19 to be officially over on Christmas Day following...

An end to eruption? Eerie silence as La Palma volcano falls quiet in Spain’s Canary Islands

The volcano that has been spewing lava and emitting toxic gases for close to three months has fallen quiet with scientists expressing cautious hope...

One third of all residents in La Palma told to stay indoors after volcano spews out toxic gases in...

RESIDENTS in La Palma were told it was safe to venture outside again hours after being told to lockdown in their homes because of...

Man arrested after trying to sell items donated to victims of La Palma volcano 

A TENERIFE thief snagged €15,000 worth of donations that had been collected for victims of the La Palma volcano - then tried to sell...

WATCH: Lava engulfs cemetery on La Palma in new blow for residents as volcano eruption continues in Spain’s Canary...

Residents on the island of La Palma were struck a new blow when lava flow engulfed a cemetery during a sudden magma surge and...

Residents locked down again in La Palma amid toxic gas fears as new lava river from volcano reaches sea...

AUTHORITIES ordered residents in one coastal area to stay indoors as new lava flow cascaded into the sea sending up clouds of toxic gases. The...

Ash cloud closes La Palma airport as eruption from volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands continues into tenth week

ALL flights to and from the airport on the Spanish island of La Palma remain cancelled on Sunday after an ash cloud from the...

Electricity blackout fears cause panic buying in Spain’s Mallorca

GOVERNMENT announcements of possible electricity blackouts across, Austria, Germany and Sweden have prompted many people in the Balearic Islands to stock up on food and...

WATCH: Spectacular drone footage of La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands

AUTHORITIES on La Palma have released spectacular footage of the eruption from the Cumbre Vieja volcano captured by drone aircraft. https://twitter.com/112canarias/status/1455832973681610752 The eruption which began on...

La Palma locals call for dead ‘to be rescued’ as lava from volcano threatens to engulf cemeteries on Canary...

ON a day when families across Spain traditionally gather together to visit the graves of their lost loved ones, it was particularly hard for...

10,000 tourists expected to flock to La Palma to see the volcano over Spain’s long weekend

PLUMES of smoke can be seen for miles as smouldering lava explodes into the sky.  More than a month after La Palma's Cumbre Vieja first...
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Ronda bakery creates special banana palmiers to raise money for victims of La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands

A BAKERY in Ronda has been whipping up special sweet treats with a banana flavour in order to raise money for those affected by...

VIDEO: Underwater footage shows new lava shelf and marine life covered in ash on ocean bed from La Palma...

A SUBMARINE robot studying the impact of the volcanic eruption on marine life has sent back some extraordinary footage of the seabed. Lava flow from...

Mysterious ‘A Team’ claims to have saved dogs trapped by lava on La Palma ahead of daring rescue planned...

MYSTERY surrounds the fate of three dogs apparently trapped in an area surrounded by lava flow on the island of La Palma. On Wednesday a...

Chef Jose Andres to donate money from Spain’s top humanitarian award to La Palma’s victims

CELEBRATED chef Jose Andres who scooped Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Award for his humanitarian work feeding those in the midst of crisis and...

Mission impossible: Drone rescue operation given green light to attempt to save three dogs trapped by lava in La...

A Spanish drone operator received permission on Tuesday to attempt to rescue three emaciated dogs trapped by lava flow near a volcano on the...

WATCH: Tsunami of lava flows from La Palma volcano destroying more homes, a football pitch and supermarket

THE volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma continues to erupt with more force than ever, spewing a great wave of lava on...

VIDEO: Watch drones drop food for dogs stranded by lava from Spain’s La Palma volcano

A DRONE is being used to help feed dogs left stranded by the volcano eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma. As the rivers...

VIDEO: Watch rivers of lava carry huge boulders from Spain’s La Palma volcano as experts warn no sign of...

DRAMATIC footage captured by drone shows the red hot lava flows carrying huge boulders surging towards the sea on the island of La Palma. https://youtu.be/nCuFjjNmUNA The...

Residents locked down in La Palma amid fears of toxic gases as volcano destroys cement works

AUTHORITIES on the Canary Island of La Palma ordered around 3,000 residents to stay indoors amid fears of toxic gases released when lava from...

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