The authorities on the Spanish island La Palma ordered residents of three coastal cities, about 3,000 people, to stay at home today, Monday, after a new lava river ended up in the ocean, causing dense clouds of potentially toxic gases to rise into the sky.
A third lava river from the volcano Kumbre Vieha, which has been active for two months, reached the sea around 12.00 (local time), a few kilometers north of where the two previous ones ended.
Video recorded by a local government unmanned aircraft shows white clouds to rise above the water, as the hot, red molten rock slides down a slope into the Atlantic Ocean, as broadcast by international news agencies and rebroadcast by the EIA.
Home stay order – The airport closes again
Authorities ordered residents to Tazakorte, the San Borondon and parts of El Gardon to stay in their homes, closing windows and doors, as strong winds blowing in the area push clouds into the interior of the island.
Troops by the Army Emergency Unit were developed to measure air quality in the area.
In addition, the airport was closed and is likely to remain closed for up to 48 hours due to adverse weather conditions, he said. Miguel Angel Murcuende, technical director of the volcano eruption response committee.
Residents in the capital Santa Cruz were asked to wear masks for the first time since the volcanic eruption began, due to the high concentrations of particulate matter and sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere, he explained.
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