Tourists still arriving on island as residents evacuate village near erupting volcano A 40-foot high wall of molten lava slowly crept through the town of Todoque on Monday as evacuating residents tried to save their belongings.
In the village of Todoque in the Canary Islands, residents salvaged what they could of their belongings as a 12-meter wall of molten rock from a nearby volcano devoured everything in its path.
Javier López said his house for the past three decades appeared to be in the lava's path. He and his relatives had been staying at a friend's house with the few documents, photos and basic belongings they had been able to take when they were evacuated on Monday. Firefighting crews trying to save as many houses as possible from being entombed by lava worked nonstop overnight to open a trench to divert the lava flow.
As volcanic ash fell over a wide area, authorities advised people to keep children inside as much as possible due to possible breathing difficulties.
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