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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...
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...
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...
WATCH: Soldier rescues cat engulfed by volcanic ash on La Palma by performing ‘mouth-to-mouth’
IT IS said that cats have nine lives, and this lucky feline on the island of La Palma certainly owes one of them to...
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...
Volcano latest: New lava threat forces evacuation of 700 more residents on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands
AUTHORITIES ordered another 700 residents to flee their homes on Tuesday as a new river of molten lava advanced towards the residential area of...
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...
Northern flank of La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands collapses three weeks after eruption—increasing power of lava flows
THE Northern flank of La Palma volcano has collapsed sending hot boulders the size of three-storey buildings down the side of the volcano. The volcanic...
Lava chasers: Volcano tours prove popular in the Canary Islands as La Palma eruption continues
A TOUR company on Tenerife offering day trips to see the volcanic eruption on neighbouring Canary Island La Palma has pledged to donate profits...
Seismic swarm south of La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands reactivates with more than 40 earthquakes causing panic amongst...
RESIDENTS in the south of La Palma, in Spain's Canary Islands, remain on tenterhooks as more than 40 earthquakes have rumbled the area since...
UPDATE: Volcano cone in Spain’s La Palma partially collapses triggering voluminous lava flows
THE cone of the Cumbre Vieja volcano partially collapsed on Sunday, sending massive pieces of rock tumbling downhill. The volcanic activity intensified on Sunday evening...
Volcano latest: New river of lava flows on La Palma after another vent opens while island grows by 27...
A NEW vent ripped open on La Palma causing another river of lava to flow towards the sea threatening yet more destruction on the...
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...
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...
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’...
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...
WATCH: Huge wall of lava gobbles up church in Todoque – one of the oldest buildings in Spain’s La...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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