Lava from Spanish volcano heads toward sea; no injuries
ABC News
Lava continues to flow slowly from a volcano that erupted in Spain’s Canary Islands off northwest Africa
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Spain -- Lava continued to flow slowly from a volcano that erupted in Spain’s Canary Islands off northwest Africa, but the head of the regional government said Monday he expected no injuries to people in the area after some 5,000 were evacuated.
Lava was flowing on the island of La Palma toward the sea, moving at 700 meters (2,300 feet) per hour, according to the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute.
The lava was moving in two streams through a mostly unpopulated area, Canary Islands government chief Ángel Víctor Torres told SER radio. Around 100 houses were destroyed, private Spanish news agency Europa Press reported.
“We’re not expecting any other eruption,” Torres said, adding that air traffic in the area was not affected.
