(ANSA) - MADRID, 20 SEPTEMBER - The current priority of the Spanish authorities regarding the volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands) is to "guarantee the safety" of people, given that "the activity of the volcano" Cumbre Vieja continues : said the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, since yesterday on the spot to follow the management of the emergency. "Let's be careful, let's not get close, let's stay distant", is the prime minister's recommendation. "All of Spain is with La Palma," added the premier, who called the eruption a "catastrophe".
Speaking before Sánchez, the regional president of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, said that, so far, there have been no victims and no one has needed medical assistance. (HANDLE).