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Volcano latest: New river of lava flows on La Palma after another vent opens while island grows by 27 hectares

A NEW vent ripped open on La Palma causing another river of lava to flow towards the sea threatening yet more destruction on the Canary

1 Oct, 2021 @ 19:50

Canary Islands·Lead

LA PALMA VOLCANO: Animals suffer and change behaviour as eruptions continue

WILDLIFE on the island of La Palma is facing a crisis as its volcano continues to erupt. Manuel Nogales from the The Spanish National Research

30 Sep, 2021 @ 13:00

Canary Islands·Lead·Nature

WATCH: Lava from La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands reaches sea raising toxic gas fears

RED hot lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma has reached the sea after 9 days of destruction, raising toxic gas fears. Lava

29 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Canary Islands·Lead

EXPLAINER: What happens when lava flow from La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands reaches the sea?

SINCE September 19 when the Cumbre Vieja volcano suddenly burst into life spewing molten lava and explosive gases high into the air, a lava flow

27 Sep, 2021 @ 19:55

Canary Islands·Lead

LATEST: Eruption from La Palma volcano continues after brief pause with coastal towns in ‘lockdown’ as lava approaches sea

THE volcano on Spain’s La Palma spewed lava and explosive ash for an eight day, after a brief pause on Monday morning. The Canary Islands’

27 Sep, 2021 @ 19:15

Canary Islands·Lead

COVID-19 in Spain: Moderna’s boss predicts when the coronavirus pandemic will end

MODERNA’S top boss said that the coronavirus pandemic could be over in a year and the boost in production will mean that ‘everyone on Earth’

27 Sep, 2021 @ 19:00

Canary Islands·Health·Lead

Spanish social media star uses platform to help raise €100,000 victims in La Palma following volcano eruption

ONE of Spain’s biggest Youtubers has put his platform to good and helped to raise a whopping €100,000 for the victims of the La Palma volcano

27 Sep, 2021 @ 17:22

Canary Islands·Entertainment·Lead

WATCH: Huge wall of lava gobbles up church in Todoque – one of the oldest buildings in Spain’s La Palma

THE church of St.Pius, in Todoque, and its belltower have crashed down in a large plume of smoke. Despite attempts by firefighters to try to

27 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Canary Islands·Lead

OPINION: Fire and brimstone brings out Spain’s ‘Blitz Spirit’

IN Britain we call it the ‘Blitz Spirit’- that sense of community that brings people together in the face of great adversity, not just to

25 Sep, 2021 @ 16:15

Canary Islands·Lead·National News·Opinion

LATEST: Three more towns evacuated on La Palma as volcano eruption intensifies in Spain’s Canary Islands

AUTHORITIES ordered three more towns on the island of La Palma to be evacuated as volcanic explosions intensified forcing firefighter teams to retreat to safety.

24 Sep, 2021 @ 19:30

Canary Islands·Lead

The house that survived a volcano: Extraordinary photo shows La Palma island home entirely surrounded by lava

THIS powerful image shows the isolation of the one house still remaining untouched by the rivers of thick lava that swallowed up everything else on

23 Sep, 2021 @ 19:55

Canary Islands·Lead

LATEST: Sulphur dioxide cloud from La Palma to hit mainland Spain as volcano enters more explosive phase

A CLOUD of sulphur dioxide from the La Palma volcano is expected to hit mainland Spain on Thursday and may fall in the form of

23 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Canary Islands·Lead

Volcanic Eruption On Canary Island La Palma

‘The worst thing is not knowing what comes next’: La Palma residents face weeks of uncertainty as lava flow advances from volcano to the sea

By Rob Kiteley

22 Sep, 2021 @ 18:45

Canary Islands·Lead

A House Is Saved In Extremis From Being Destroyed By Lava From The Volcano On La Palma

Eruption of volcano on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands could continue until Christmas, experts predict

THE volcanic eruption that began on La Palma on Sunday could last for up to three months, according to predictions by volcanology experts. A report

22 Sep, 2021 @ 11:19

Canary Islands·Lead

‘It’s terrifying, tragic… and the greatest show on earth’: La Palma tour guide describes volcano eruption in Spain’s Canary Islands

ALMOST every day for the 12 years since he has worked as a tour guide on the beautiful lush island of La Palma, in Spain’s

21 Sep, 2021 @ 19:55

Canary Islands·Lead·Must Read

‘I have lost my home…my neighbourhood’: La Palma residents watch helplessly as lava flow swallows up property in Spain’s Canary Islands

By Rob Kiteley

21 Sep, 2021 @ 14:50

Canary Islands·Lead

FROM THE AIR: Latest extraordinary images of volcano eruption on the Canary Island of La Palma in Spain

THE volcanic eruption that began on Sunday has so far destroyed more than 100 homes on the island of La Palma and forced thousands to

21 Sep, 2021 @ 12:52

Cadiz·Canary Islands·Lead

Eruption of new volcano mouth forces further evacuations in Spain’s La Palma

A NEW volcano mouth has opened and forced further evacuations as lava engulfs hundreds of houses on its way to the sea. Residents and tourists

21 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Canary Islands·Lead

EXPLAINER: Everything we know about volcano eruption on the Canary Island of La Palma in Spain

A VOLCANO located in La Cumbre Vieja national park in the south of La Palma island began to erupt at around 3pm on Sunday spewing

20 Sep, 2021 @ 19:50

Canary Islands·Lead

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ANALYSIS: Could eruption of La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands trigger a tsunami?

The eruption of a voclano on the Canary Island of La Palma resurrects the “mega-tsunami” theory, but is it possible? Rob Kiteley takes a look

20 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

VIDEO: Homes swallowed up by molten lava in volcano eruption on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands

THESE are the dramatic images of red hot lava destroying homes on La Palma in the Canary Islands as volcano continues to erupt on the

20 Sep, 2021 @ 13:33

Canary Islands·Lead

Volcano eruption on Canary Island of La Palma in Spain spurs mass evacuation

A MASS evacuation plan has been put in motion on the Spanish island of La Palma after a volcano erupted in the south of the

20 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Canary Islands·Lead

IN PICS: Dramatic images of volcano erupting on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands

A VOLCANO is erupting on La Palma in the Canary Islands for the first time in fifty years. Smoke began to escape from fissures that

19 Sep, 2021 @ 22:20

Canary Islands·Lead

WATCH: Volcano spews lava on Canary Island of La Palma in Spain

A VOLCANO began erupting in Spain on the Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday spewing jets of red hot lava into the air and

19 Sep, 2021 @ 21:37

Canary Islands·Lead

Father’s arrest offers hope in finding answers for missing Yeremi Vargas 14 years after schoolboy vanished in Spain

A SICK dad who was grilled by police over child abuse charges will now be interviewed by Spanish detectives in connection with the disappearance of

19 Sep, 2021 @ 14:23

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

ANALYSIS: Is a volcano on Spain’s Canary Island of La Palma about to blow?

RECENT seismic activity detected on the Spanish island of La Palma have raised fears that a volcano which last erupted 50 years ago could be

16 Sep, 2021 @ 16:58

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead·Must Read

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