Streams of lava have lain waste to greater than 742 hectares of land and destroyed nearly 2,000 buildings on La Palma for the reason that volcano began erupting on September 19.
There isn’t a instant finish in sight to the volcanic eruption that has brought on chaos on the Spanish isle of La Palma because it started a few month in the past, the president of the Canary Islands stated on Sunday.
There have been 42 seismic actions on the island on Sunday, the most important of which measured 4.3, in keeping with the Spanish Nationwide Geographic Institute.
“There aren’t any indicators that an finish of the eruption is imminent though that is the best want of everybody,” President Angel Víctor Torres stated at a Socialist celebration convention in Valencia, citing the view of scientists.
Streams of lava have lain waste to greater than 742 hectares (1,833 acres) of land and destroyed nearly 2,000 buildings on La Palma for the reason that volcano began erupting on September 19.
About 7,000 folks have been evacuated from their properties on the island, which has about 83,000 inhabitants and varieties a part of the Canary Islands archipelago off northwest Africa.
Airline Binter stated it had cancelled all its flights to La Palma till 1pm (12:00 GMT) on Sunday due to ash from the volcano.
Nearly half – 22 out of 38 – of all flights to the island on Sunday have been cancelled, state airport operator Aena stated, however the airport there stays open.