Photos: Lava Flow From Canary Islands Volcano Reaches The Atlantic, Raising Fear Of Toxic Gas Clouds
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Residents of La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands were asked to stay indoors and seal their doors and windows with tape and wet towels on Wednesday as lava flowing from the island’s Cumbre Vieja volcano reached its western coast, raising fears of toxic gas clouds.
Lava from a volcano reaches the sea on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain in the early hours of Wednesday.
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Molten hot lava from the volcano flowed into the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday, ten days after its eruption that has wiped out hundreds of homes in the region and forced the evacuation of thousands of people.
Clouds of steam and toxic gases were shot into the sky when the lava hit the ocean surface.
Expecting this exact scenario, authorities had already established a security perimeter of 3.5 kilometers around the lava flow and asked residents in the wider areas to remain indoors and seal their doors and windows shut.
No deaths or major injuries have been reported from the eruption, but the lava flow has destroyed at least 589 buildings in La Palma.
A woman takes a selfie as lava flows from a volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain on Monday.
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Military Emergency Unit personal take gas reading measurements near a volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain.
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Lava flows from the Cumbre Vieja volcano towards the Atlantic Ocean in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
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A man takes a photo of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma as it returns to spewing lava and pyroclasts after hours of relative inactivity.
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Lava flows from the Cumbre Vieja volcano towards the Atlantic Ocean in La Palma.
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Lava flows from a volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain.
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The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma is once again spewing out lava and pyroclasts after hours of relative inactivity.
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The Cumbre Vieja volcano, which erupted on Sunday 19 September, briefly halted in its activity on Monday morning.
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