Thousands flee Spanish volcano

Around 5,000 people have been evacuated from villages on the island of La Palma as lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano surges downhill, devastating everything in its path


La Palma
El Hierro
La Gomera
CANARY ISLANDS
Gran Canaria
Tenerife
Lanzarote
Fuerteventura 
80km 50 miles

ATLANTIC OCEAN
SPAIN
MOROCCO


2011: Last recorded volcanic eruption in Canaries, off island of El Hierro

LA PALMA Pop: 80,000

Villages evacuated

Lava destroys around 100 houses. Tourists evacuated by boat to Tenerife


Barlovento
Caldera de Taburiente National Park
Santa Cruz de la Palma

Sunday Sep 19, 15:00 local time: Volcano erupts in Cabeza de Vaca area

Cumbre Vieja Natural Park
Los Canarios
El Paraíso
Las Manchas 
Los Llanos de Aridane
El Paso
ATLANTIC OCEAN
5km 3 miles

Sources: Reuters, El País, El Mundo
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