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Sánchez vows to ‘continue rebuilding’ La Palma, after volcano eruption officially ends

News Desk27th December 20213rd January 2022

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After the volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands was officially declared over on Saturday 25 December, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

Volcano in Canary Islands falls quiet, yet scientists remain cautious

News Desk15th December 202120th December 2021

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A volcano that has been spewing lava on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands for almost three months fell quiet on Tuesday,

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Volcano eruption hits La Palma record of 85 days

News Desk12th December 202115th December 2021

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The volcano in the Cumbre Vieja national park on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands has now been erupting for nearly three months – the

Pedro Sánchez pledges to speed up the aid to volcano-hit La Palma

News Desk24th October 202127th October 2021

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Saturday that his government is to speed up the already promised financial aid to help thousands of residents

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Dogs trapped by volcanic lava ‘rescued’ before drone operation

News Desk21st October 202125th October 2021

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UPDATED at 16.40h on 21 Oct. The Spanish drone company from Galicia, Aerocámaras, that had been attempting to airlift four to six hunting dogs stranded

La Palma: strongest earthquake since volcano erupted, plus new lava flows

Steph Osborn15th October 202121st October 2021

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More earthquakes and the strongest recorded yet, registering 4.5 on the Richter scale, have continued to cause alarm on La Palma in the Canary Islands this

La Palma volcano lava reaches ocean, as fears of toxic gas force lockdown

News Desk29th September 20214th October 2021

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Lava from the volcano on La Palma in the Canary Islands reached the sea late on Tuesday night, with experts now warning of toxic gases after nine

La Palma classified as a disaster zone, as volcano continues to erupt

News Desk28th September 20214th October 2021

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The Spanish government classified the island of La Palma, struck by an on-going volcanic eruption nine days ago, as a disaster zone on Tuesday, a

Volcano continues to erupt, forcing more evacuations and cancelled flights

News Desk26th September 202128th September 2021

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One week on since the volcano started to erupt in the Cumbre Vieja national park in the south of La Palma in the Canary Islands, activity increased

Canary Islands volcano eruption could last ‘several weeks or a few months’

News Desk20th September 202127th September 2021

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LATEST (26 Sept): Volcano continues to erupt, forcing more evacuations and cancelled flights The volcano eruption that began on Sunday afternoon on the island of La

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