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They order evacuations in La Palma as the lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano advances

2021-10-21T10:05:07.854Z


Authorities ordered evacuations in two cities on the Spanish island of La Palma. On Thursday they allowed residents to return briefly to retrieve some belongings.


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Authorities ordered evacuations in two cities on the Spanish island of La Palma on Wednesday night, as lava from the erupting volcano advanced dangerously close to them, but said Thursday that residents could briefly return home. to retrieve some belongings.

The Canary Islands emergency services, in tweets late on Wednesday, said that the evacuation order affected some "40 to 50 homes" in various neighborhoods in the towns of Tazacorte and Los Llanos de Aridane.

They cool the lava from the volcano on La Palma for studies 0:42

The island council of La Palma tweeted on Thursday that residents of the affected neighborhoods could return, with officials, to quickly remove their belongings.

It is a scene that has been repeated numerous times since the Cumbre Vieja volcano began its eruptions on September 19, which forced the evacuation of more than 6,000 people to date.

  • The most shocking videos of the volcano on La Palma: rivers of lava that reach the sea, explosions of fire and destruction

The lava has destroyed more than 807 hectares of land, more than a quarter of agricultural land, and destroyed more than 1,950 homes, authorities said.

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Source: cnnespanol

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