More than 7,000 people have had to evacuate their homes. Since the eruption began on September 19, lava from the volcano has covered nearly 900 hectares (2,200 acres) of land, destroying around 2,000 buildings and many banana plantations. However, Pevolca has set up a free bus service so visitors can access the volcano area from a safe distance. The 2021 volcanic blast in the Canary Islands entombed more than 2,800 buildings in lava and ash. The lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano is still advancing and scientists are not sure how long the eruption will. The Canary Islands Volcanic Emergency Plan (Pevolca) has restricted access to the roads near the Cumbre Vieja volcano so that security and emergency teams can operate unhindered. After 50 years of slumber, the volcano that forms the Cumbre Vieja on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands in Spain roared back to life on Sept. Canary Islands volcano: Miracle house escapes lava. It sits in the Cumbre Vieja national park, and had been stable since 1971. There had been hope that the Cumbre Vieja eruption was starting to wane, but a magnitude 5.0 tremor earlier on Thursday and this image captured by the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute suggest. "In a passive way, our way to help is to come here to visit the volcano, which is something unique, but we contribute with money by spending money at hotel, restaurants, car rental,” Reinoso, who is from the nearby island of Fuerteventura, told Reuters. A volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands, has erupted, spewing fountains of lava and ash. The Canary Island Volcanology Institute (INVOLCAN) said it analyzed. Authorities have evacuated some 5,000 people. The volcano continued to spew red-hot lava and ash into the sky from the island of La Palma. Tourists are keen to help La Palma by spending money to boost the island's economy. The volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma and its aftermath could last up to 84 days, experts said on Wednesday. Home > Volcanoes > Europe (continent) > Spain > Canary Islands > La Palma. Canary Islands volcano eruption engulfs homes. Olga Reinoso took advantage of the All Saints Day public holiday to see the erupting volcano on La Palma but like other tourists she wanted to help islanders whose homes have been destroyed and crops ruined.
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