Spanish volcano eruption intensifies and suspends flights
CNN
Eruptions on the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma intensifies, as flights are suspended and more evacuations are made while hot lava spews from the volcano and toxic ash blankets the surrounding area.
(CNN) — Eruptions from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma have intensified, as flights are suspended and officials ordered additional evacuations -- bringing the total number of evacuees to almost 6,000 people.
"According to the records of the volcanic surveillance that has been carried out since the beginning of the eruption, this afternoon the most energetic moment of the eruptive process took place," according to a statement from the regional Canary Island government on Friday evening.
The latest 160 people evacuated were removed from three more towns and would not be allowed to return to their homes to retrieve their belongings because of the "evolution of the volcanic emergency," officials added.
