Three more towns are evacuated on La Palma as volcanic eruption intensifies
Three more towns are evacuated on the Spanish island of La Palma as volcanic eruption that has already destroyed 400 buildings intensifies
Authorities on island of La Palma today ordered evacuation of three more towns as volcanic eruption goes onTajuya, Tacande de Abajo and part of Tacande de Arriba received the instruction after initial stay-inside ordersThe Cumbre Vieja volcano is continuing to produce explosions and spew lava five days after it first erupted
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Authorities on the Spanish island of La Palma ordered the evacuation of the towns of Tajuya, Tacande de Abajo and the part of Tacande de Arriba that had not already been evacuated due to a volcanic eruption, emergency services said on Friday.
Emergency services had initially told residents to stay indoors to avoid the dense cloud of ash and lava fragments being carried through the air but moved to an evacuation due to the heightened risk from explosions.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted five days ago and has continued to produce explosions and spew out lava. Firefighters were today forced to retreat as a new vent opened up in the flank of the volcano as airlines cancelled flights because of huge clouds of gas and ash.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano continued to produce explosions and spew out lava today, five days after initially erupting on the Spanish island of La Palma
Authorities initially ordered residents of those towns to stay indoors but moved to an evacuation due to intensifying volcanic activity (pictured, Cumbre Vieja continues to erupt overnight)
The fiery explosions can be seen lighting up the sky behind hundreds of buildings in Los Llanos de Aridane on the island early this morning
The government of La Palma said officials had recorded 1,130 tremors in the area over the past week as the Cumbre Vieja (pictured, erupting at dawn today) volcanic ridge shook with blasts of molten lava
The explosions around the volcano’s mouth hurled molten rock and ash over a wide expanse, and emergency services pulled back from the area.
Regional airline Binter temporarily halted flights due to a huge ash cloud.
The lava has destroyed almost 400 buildings on La Palma, including many homes, on the western side of the island of 85,000 people, a European Union monitoring programme said.
It said the lava stretches more than 440 acres and has blocked nine miles of roads.
Loud bangs unnerved local people and sent shockwaves echoing across the hillsides on Friday
The explosions around the volcano’s mouth hurled molten rock, ash and smoke over a wide expanse, and emergency services pulled back from the area
The explosions around the volcano’s mouth hurled molten rock and ash over a wide expanse, and emergency services pulled back from the area (pictured a large column of ash coming from the volcano at dawn today)
Authorities initially ordered residents of those towns to stay indoors but moved to an evacuation due to intensifying volcanic activity, they said
Lava flows from volcano Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island La Palma have covered houses and forced the evacuation of thousands of people
The government of La Palma said officials had recorded 1,130 tremors in the area over the past week as the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge shook with blasts of molten lava.
The blasts are sending ash almost 15,000ft into the air, the Guardia Civil police force said in a tweet.
Local authorities advised people to protect themselves from the ash with face masks.
Two rivers of lava continued to slide slowly down the hillside, but experts doubting whether they would cover the remaining mile to the sea.
Pictured: A resident of Los Llanos de Aridane on La Palma looks across to the volcano which continues to erupt and send a column of thick smoke into the sky
Lava flows from volcano Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island La Palma have covered houses and forced the evacuation of thousands of people
Scientists had been monitoring the volcanic activity and had warned of a possible eruption, allowing almost 7,000 people to be evacuated in time. Researchers now say the lava flows could last for weeks, or months
Both are at least 33ft high at their leading edge and are destroying houses, farmland and infrastructure in their path.
Scientists say the lava flows could last for weeks or months.
Authorities have not reported any casualties from the eruption.
Scientists had been monitoring the volcanic activity and had warned of a possible eruption, allowing almost 7,000 people to be evacuated in time.
