La Palma volcano, live updates today: eruption, tsunami warning and latest news
Headlines
– Volcano enters 35th day of activity on Sunday, having begun on 19 September
– 5.0 magnitude earthquake recorded on Saturday, the highest since the eruption began
– Stranded dogs rescued with drones by mysterious A-Team
– More than 600 tremors were registered in La Palma in the last week, according to Spain’s Instituto Geográfico Nacional
– Lava flow now covers surface area of 892 hectares according to Copernicus radar imaging, with over 2,200 buildings destroyed
– 35,000 earthquakes and tremors recorded in La Palma during the past month
– Cumbre Vieja eruption the “most significant since 1585”, according to Copernicus
– No short or medium term end to eruption claim experts, as more La Palma residents forced to evacuate
– 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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