La Palma volcano, live updates today: eruption, tsunami warning and latest news
Headlines
– Volcanic activity enters 27th day on Saturday, having begun on Sunday, 19 September
– A total of 83 earthquakes were registered in La Palma in the last 24 hours, the largest with a magnitude of 4.5
– Lava flow now covers surface area of 736 hectares according to Copernicus radar imaging, with 52 hectares added in the last 24 hours
– Nine more buildings destroyed by lava flow, bringing total to 1,826
– Spanish soccer governing body LaLiga to auction shirts in support of those affected in La Palma
– Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez pleads for patience
– No short or medium term end to eruption claim experts as more La Palma residents forced to evacuate
– Lava forming huge delta on La Palma coast
– Delta has claimed around 40 hectares of new land from the Atlantic
Useful information
– Volcanologist speaks to AS about the effects of lava reaching the sea
– An overview of the active volcanoes on the Canary Islands
– When was the last volcanic eruption on the Canary Islands?
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