Lava continues to flow slowly from a volcano that erupted in Spain’s Canary Islands off northwest Africa.
Lava flows from an eruption of a volcano near El Paso on the island of La Palma in the Canaries, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. The head of the islands' regional government says Monday he expects no injuries to people in the area after some 5,000 were evacuated.
The lava was moving at 700 meters per hour, according to the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute. Officials said they expected it to reach the Atlantic Ocean around sunset. Mariano Hernández, head of the island’s government, described the scene in the area affected by the lava as “bleak.” Daniel Álvarez, a bar owner in Las Manchas, one of the closest villages to the volcano, was evacuated with his family on Sunday and was staying at the El Fuerte military barracks with some other 300 evacuees. He didn’t know whether the lava had consumed his home.
The eruption opened two fissures, about 200 meters apart. Officials said the lava streams would likely merge before reaching the sea.
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