Volcano Eruption Continues in Canary Islands

The lava flows and the earthquakes that took place in the surrounding area are threatening the lives of people day by day.

Scientists reported that the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma Island continues to burn much more violently. New explanations and photos were shared about the disaster that affected the whole region.

Damage so far explained

Authorities said that with the earthquakes that took place one after the other during this period when the effects of the explosion were experienced, more cracks formed in the volcano and the magma flow intensified. going on Lava erupting from the volcano to the sea reached. 656 homes and 662 acres as lava flows into the ocean at Playa del Perdido destroyed the land. More than 600 houses were destroyed by the lava flows and dozens of earthquakes in the region, and more than 6,000 people, 400 of whom were tourists. removed from the area.

Ángel Víctor Torres, President of the Canary Islands, said the cost of property damage from the explosion was approx. 400 million euros stated that. The Spanish government declared L.A. Palma a disaster area and offered to citizens affected by the explosion. financial support promised to provide. According to estimates, 80 million cubic meters of molten rock have been scattered so far. According to the European Union Earth Observation program, plumes of smoke are condensing across the Atlantic Ocean and the African continent. Canary Islands Volcano Institute 24 to 84 days predicts it can last.

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