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Aerial views of the lava from an erupting volcano in the Canary Islands as it reaches the ocean. The Spanish archipelago had earlier declared an exclusion zone of two nautical miles around the location the lava was expected to enter the Atlantic and asked residents to stay at home. The Cumbre Vieja volcano, which straddles a southern ridge in La Palma, an island with 85,000 inhabitants, erupted on September 19, spewing out rivers of lava that have slowly crept towards the sea. IMAGES
Residents in several of the Canary Island's neighbourhoods have been confined to their homes due to fears of toxic gas emissions.
Santa Cruz de La Palma, Sep 29 (EFE).- Emergency services in the Canary Islands Wednesday told residents along La Palma's western coast to stay home with their doors and windows shut to avoid inhaling toxic gases that could be released as lava flows into the sea.The lava flowing from the new volcano that erupted on the Cumbre Vieja ridge 10 days ago reached the sea on Tuesday night. With a temperature of around 1,000 C (1,832F), the molten rock could create a thermal shock and release toxic steam when it comes into contact with the sea, which has a temperature of around 20C, scientists warned.Upon reaching the seawater, the molten rock has created a deposit 50 meters high and now started to form a lava delta, the Spanish Institute of Oceanography wrote on Twitter Wednesday. (Camera: MIGUEL ÁNGEL PÉREZ CALERO / ÁNGEL MEDINA).SHOT LIST: THE ERUPTION OF THE CUMBRE VIEJA VOLCANO ON THE ISLAND OF LA PALMA, CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN.
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High concentration levels of sulphur dioxide from the volcanic gas emissions prompted authorities to suspend workers' access to the southern zone and urged the population to wear masks and avoid outdoor activities on Monday.
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