The activity of the volcano on La Palma has increased again – SME.sk

MADRID. Cumbre Vieja volcano activity on Spanish The island of La Palma escalated on Tuesday and thick lava flowed from the main volcano volcano. The AP agency informed about it.

The eruption of this volcano began on September 19 and since then has required the evacuation of more than 6,000 inhabitants of the island of La Palma, which is part of the Canary Islands. Approximately 946 homes have already been destroyed and more than 100 others have been damaged. The lava also destroyed several local roads and water pipes.

Experts from the Volcanic Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan) said on Tuesday that the volcano is still erupting and spewing volcanic material. Cameras they caught the dense lava flowing out of the main dump. According to the AP, experts are closely monitoring the lava flow due to the risk that it could get to other areas around the volcano and cause even more damage.

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Raúl Camacho, the representative of the regional government responsible for tourism, said that the island of La Palma was still open to tourists. He urged visitors to come despite the continuing volcanic eruption, as this is needed to revive the local economy. According to him, the consequences of the eruption affected only about ten percent of the island.

The Spanish government has set aside another 214 million euros to help people affected by the volcanic eruption, writes the daily El Mundo. Last Tuesday (September 28), the government set aside 10.5 million euros for the population. Cumbre Vieja volcano is located on the southern ridge of the island of La Palma, which has about 85,000 inhabitants.