Currently, one of the most watched series on Netflix in Brazil it is “Hell on La Palma “, a production in four episodes. The plot follows a Norwegian family who, while on vacation in La Palma, face disaster when a young researcher detects alarming signs of an imminent volcanic eruption.
But is this story based on real events? The story of “Hell on La Palma” is not based on real events, but the series’ setting, La Palma, It’s a place that exists .
Belonging to Spain, La Palma is one of the Canary Islands and is located on the west coast of Africa. This territory is also home to Cumbre Vieja, the most active volcanic ridge in the archipelago.
Cumbre Vieja, in turn, It is an area that has suffered several eruptions with the most recent occurring in 2021. It lasted three months and caused significant damage, burying banana plantations and vineyards, damaging irrigation systems, destroying approximately 3,000 buildings, blocking roads, among other impacts.
“Hell on La Palma” is available on Netflix.
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This content was originally published in “Inferno em La Palma”: is the Netflix miniseries inspired by a true story? on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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