There have been no reported victims or injuries so far, but by Monday morning the local authorities were estimating that lava flows had destroyed around a hundred homes in El Paso. The eruption in La Palma could last “several weeks or a few months,” according to the director of the Canaries’ Volcanology Institute, Nemesio Pérez. “Once 48 hours have passed with no emissions, we can conclude that it has ended.”Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (c) arrives in La Palma on Sunday evening. Airlines have the final say as to whether they fly to La Palma, given that air traffic was not officially closed. A house burns due to lava from the eruption of the volcano in La Palma.

Source: The Local September 20, 2021 04:49 UTC