Lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano has already gained about 20 hectares to the sea

The unstoppable lava of Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, constantly flows into the sea. Along this path, it has formed a tongue which is rapidly gaining ground on the water and already reaches almost 20 hectares of surface.

The magma of this volcano located in the tourist archipelago of the Canary Islands reached the sea between the night of Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 September, which is why it solidified and formed a delta or fajana which continues to grow. .

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The area “approaches 19” hectares, said David Calvo, spokesperson for the Volcanic Institute of the Canaries (Involcan) with the AFP agency this Thursday. Local authorities have warned of the harmful effects of falling ash and its impact on air quality.

Erupting for 11 days, Cumbre Vieja continues to expel lava that continues to fall into the Atlantic Ocean along the west coast of La Palma, after traveling six kilometers and erasing everything in its path. “The rivers of lava continue to descend through the lava channel to the sea (…), we are in a phase of stability,” he said.

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“The eruption affected around 476 hectares”, The Cabildo de La Palma, the local government of this island with an area of ​​70,000 hectares and which is part of the Canary Islands archipelago, of volcanic origin, pointed out on his Twitter account.

Although without death, around 6,000 of the 85,000 inhabitants of the island of La Palma had to leave their homes due to the dangers generated by this volcanic phenomenon, which has already destroyed some 855 buildings according to the European geospatial measurement system Copernicus.