The Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands has highlighted this Friday afternoon that “deposits of elemental sulfur appear for the first time” in La Palma. This organism concludes that “this fact does not imply an end of the eruption, but a clear change in its dynamics”. Although the emission of ash and sulfur dioxide has […]
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Haunting Photos Show Cemeteries, Homes Buried In Ash From Spanish Volcano
CUMBRE VIEJA EXCLUSION ZONE, Canary Islands (AP) — A child’s swing. A fountain in a courtyard. A tray of glasses abandoned under the duress of escape. All will disappear as a blizzard of dark ash blows from a volcano on La Palma island and drifts to the ground inch by inch, foot by foot. Inside […]
Canary Islands volcano still erupting, ash worries locals
Six weeks after a volcano erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma, vast amounts of ash and lava continued to cover buildings and farmland. Spain’s military emergency unit (UME) and ground army were working in the exclusion area, removing ash from the roofs of buildings. According to emergency officials, some lava flows reached a […]
Hundreds More Evacuated As Lava From Spanish Volcano Flows Further Into Town
MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of people were evacuated during the night on the Spanish island of La Palma as a river of molten rock crept deeper into a coastal town during a protracted volcanic eruption, authorities said Thursday. Emergency services helped some 500 people leave their homes, the mayor of Tazacorte, Juan Miguel Rodríguez, told […]
‘Lava Tsunami’ Flows From Spanish Volcano As Island Rattled By Yet Another Earthquake
MADRID (AP) — The second 4.5 magnitude earthquake in two days rattled the Spanish island of La Palma on Friday, officials said, as scientists described a gushing river of molten rock from an erupting volcano as “a true lava tsunami.” The two quakes were the strongest to hit La Palma, part of the Canary Islands […]
Spanish Island Shaken By Strongest Earthquake Since Volcano Erupted
MADRID (AP) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands in what was the strongest recorded temblor since volcanic eruptions began 26 days ago, authorities said Thursday. The quake was one of around 60 recorded overnight, Spain’s National Geographic Institute said, as the Cumbre Vieja volcano continued to spew fiery rivers of […]
Another 800 Evacuated As New River Of Lava Flows From Erupting Spanish Volcano
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — Hundreds of people on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands woke up Wednesday fearing for their homes and property after a new river of lava from an erupting volcano threatened to engulf another neighborhood on its way toward the Atlantic Ocean. Island authorities ordered the evacuation of […]
Thousands locked down as La Palma volcano destroys cement works
Aerials images from La Palma shows lava pouring down the slopes towards an industrial zone and destroying a cement works, raising fresh fears of toxic gases. La Cumbre Vieja volcano began erupting on September 19, forcing 6,000 people from their homes as the lava scorched its way across 600 hectares (1,400 acres) of land. A […]
La Palma: New lava streams after volcano’s cone collapses
Three weeks since its eruption upended the lives of thousands, the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island is still spewing out endless streams of lava with no signs of ceasing. Authorities on Sunday monitored a new stream of molten rock that has added to the destruction of over 1,100 buildings. The collapse on Saturday of […]
Thermal camera images of Cumbre Vieja volcano and lava flows on Spain’s La Palma
Thermal camera images show details of the Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption which has been spewing lava and ash for two weeks on Spain’s Canary island of La Palma. So far no one has died or been hurt in the eruption, although around 6,000 of La Palma’s 85,000 inhabitants have been evacuated. Source Views: 0
8 Earthquakes Recorded As New Fissure Blows Open On Erupting Spanish Volcano
MADRID (AP) — An erupting volcano on a Spanish island off northwest Africa blew open another fissure on its hillside Friday as authorities recorded eight new earthquakes up to magnitude 3.5. The new fissure is the third to crack open since the Cumbre Vieja crater erupted on La Palma island on Sept. 19. The prompt […]
ACH (1615) Pastor Eli James – The Testimony Of The Prisoners #15 – The Cumbre Vieja Volcano
EURO FOLK RADIO ACH (1615) Pastor Eli James – The Testimony Of The Prisoners #15 – The Cumbre Vieja Volcano Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds Subscribe Share In today’s show originally broadcast on October 1 2021, Andy is joined by Pastor Eli James on, “The Testimony […]
Lava From Spanish Volcano Eruption Reaches Atlantic Ocean
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — A bright red river of lava from the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island finally tumbled over a cliff and into the Atlantic Ocean, setting off huge plumes of steam and possibly toxic gases that required local residents outside the evacuation zone to remain indoors on Wednesday. […]
La Palma volcano: Lava topples church as eruptions continue
A church on the Spanish island of La Palma has crumbled under the crushing lava flows from the Cumbre Vieja volcano that erupted a week ago. Dramatic footage shows a cloud of dense smoke engulfing the bell tower of the church before it collapses. On Friday, emergency crews pulled back from the volcano as explosions […]
La Palma volcano: Lava progress slows but eruption far from over
The advance of molten rock from the volcanic eruption on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands has slowed significantly with one of the two lava rivers grinding to a halt. The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on Sunday and lava now covers 166 hectares. It has also swallowed up around 350 homes. Authorities announced on […]
Lava From Spanish Volcano Slows Down, Sparking Fears Of Further Devastation
TODOQUE, Canary Islands (AP) — The advance of lava from a volcanic eruption in Spain’s Canary Islands has slowed significantly, raising doubts Thursday about whether it will fan out across the land and destroy more homes instead of flowing into the sea. A giant river of lava slowed to four meters (13 feet) per hour […]
40-Foot Wall Of Lava Bears Down On Spanish Village After Volcano Eruption
TODOQUE, Canary Islands (AP) — A wall of lava up to 12 meters (40 feet) high bore down on a Spanish village Wednesday as islanders scrambled to save what they could before the molten rock swallowed up their homes following a volcanic eruption. The lava still spewing from Sunday’s eruption in the Canary Islands off […]
Thousands Flee as Volcano Erupts on Spain’s La Palma Island, Homes Destroyed
LA PALMA, Spain—The Canary Islands’ first volcanic eruption in 50 years has forced the evacuation of about 5,000 people, including about 500 tourists, officials said on Monday, adding they were hopeful they would not need to evacuate more people. The volcano erupted on Sunday, shooting lava hundreds of metres into the air, engulfing houses and […]
Volcano erupts on Spain’s island of La Palma
A volcano on Spain’s Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted Sunday after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity, prompting authorities to speed up evacuations for 1,000 people as lava flows crept toward isolated homes on the mountain. Video from the National Geographic Institute of Spain showed dramatic images of huge red streams of lava […]