Volcán de La Palma, last minute live | They leave the area shouting: "A rain of stones has started!"

On Sunday around 3:15 p.m. the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on La Palma after more than a week of earthquakes in the Las Manchas area with 25,000 small earthquakes.

Given the "inexorable" advance of the three main lava tongues towards the sea, more than 6,100 people have had to be evacuated and 185 buildings have disappeared, already engulfed by the unstoppable six-meter-high lava flows.

The town of Todoque in the Llanos de Aridane has been partly buried by the lava expelled by the nine eruptive mouths. "I found myself in a sea of ​​fire, as if the devil had come out of the earth," explains a Todoque resident in words published by '20 minutos'.

After the third night of eruption on La Palma, concern is growing about the 'mouth' of the magma (1,000 degrees) in the sea (20 degrees), which will increase the risk of toxic gas emissions.

Between 6,140 and 11,500 tons of sulfur dioxide have been emitted and 153 hectares of land have been affected by the lava flow

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LA PALMA VOLCANO, LATEST NEWS

23:01 Chronology of the areas devastated by the eruption of Cumbre Vieja

Everything changed forever on the island of La Palma on Sunday September 19 at 3:12 p.m.

22:00 Some isolated houses are incomprehensibly saved from the lava

It may be due to the orography but the houses are intact despite being completely surrounded by lava flows.

21:48 Concern about ash and sulfur dioxide

Children and adults should avoid going outside and wear masks, glasses and long clothes due to the rain of burning ash. In addition, there is concern about ash and sulfur dioxide, which in large quantities are harmful to health.

21:28 AEB, CECA, Unacc and Sareb will provide homes to those affected by the volcano

The employers' associations of the Spanish banks AEB, CECA and Unacc and the real estate asset manager Sareb will make Those affected by the eruption of the volcano on La Palma have homes available "in habitable conditions" on the island and in "nearby areas", "free of charge and as long as necessary". In a joint statement released this Wednesday, these organizations explain that, in this way, they intend to contribute, together with the Administrations and the rest of the institutions, to the temporary rehousing of the evicted people.

21:02 This is how the lava from the San Juan volcano reached the sea in 1949

20:40 Robles: "The UME will be on La Palma for as long as necessary"

The Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles, has assured that "the Military Emergency Unit (UME) will be there for as long as necessary, with the necessary means", on the island of La Palma to help with everything related to the eruption of the volcano. "We are not going to haggle over anything, we are always there for what they call us and what they ask of us; of course, if the number of people who are there has to be increased, if the number of mobile means, vehicles or special devices for measuring acids and so on, the UME will be there", said the minister, who highlighted the effectiveness of the Armed Forces in this disaster.

20:25 Copernicus foresees "very low" repercussions of sulfur dioxide on air quality

The sulfur dioxide (SO2) released by the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma It will have very little impact on weather conditions and surface air quality, according to experts from the European Copernicus Earth Observation System, since most of the SO2 emitted is found in very high layers of the atmosphere. "We foresee a plume with an approximate height of 5 kilometers, which cannot be seen in the forecast of the total SO2 column, but is clearly visible in the SO2 forecasts at different altitudes. The repercussions of the SO2 released by the Cumbre Vieja volcano will have on weather conditions and surface air quality will in all probability be very low," commented Mark Parrington, Senior Scientist at CEPMPM's Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service.

20:05 A census of available homes is created for those who have lost their homes

This Wednesday, the Santa Cruz de La Palma City Council began the first phase of the municipal initiative to attract homes, a program that arises to have a census of available housing in the municipality that allows to offer a long-term residence, as quickly as possible, to people who have lost their homes due to the volcanic eruption. Given the situation described and in accordance with the social and economic forecasts for the coming years, the City Council is designing a specific strategy, adapted to the municipal reality and which allows the municipality to have, on time, housing at reasonable prices to deal with these extreme situations of accommodation. In this first phase, people who have a home for rent or sale and who are interested in contributing to the assistance of people affected by the eruption are asked to notify the City Council.

19:42 Thermal cameras help scientists study the volcano

The cloud of dust and ash makes it impossible to see the lava flow with traditional cameras. The images recorded with thermal cameras are the closest to the magma tongue. These cameras provide key information about the lava, such as its speed and path, and allow rough mapping of where it can go.

19.12 Police and Civil Guard reinforce their operation on the eve of tomorrow's visit by the Kings

The National Police and the Civil Guard have reinforced their deployment both to expand the emergency service and to address the visit that the Kings Felipe and Letizia will pay to La Palma this Thursday. In this way, the National Police will have four more members of the Special Security Operations Group (GOES) units and two Canine Guides. The Civil Guard, for its part, has deployed a rapid intervention module of the Seville Reserve and Security Group (GRS) to cooperate with the troops of the Reserve and Security Group (ARS) already working in the area.

19.00 Warning to the curious: "The best way to see the volcano is on television"

The General Directorate of Security and Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands has once again emphasized the risks that exposure to volcanic ash may entail, as it can cause injuries to the respiratory tract, eyes and open wounds, In addition to causing skin irritations. "The best way to see the volcano is on television," warned the technical director of the Volcanic Emergency Plan (Pevolca), Miguel Ángel Morcuende, praying "that citizens are not another danger." Hence, in the municipalities of Los Llanos de Aridane and El Paso it is recommended not to leave the houses, and if you do, cover your mouth and nose.

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18:45 Pedro Sánchez conveys "solidarity and empathy with the citizens once again" from the United Nations Assembly

The Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, once again sent a message to those affected by the La Palma volcano before his speech at the United Nations Assembly in New York. "I want to convey once again the solidarity and empathy with the affected citizens of La Palma, and without a doubt also the commitment of the Government of Spain not only to address the task of this event, but also to rebuild and normalize once it is overcome this critical moment," he said.

18.25 The Red Cross shelter cares for 456 evicted people

The provisional shelter deployed by the Red Cross Emergency Response Team in the El Fuerte barracks, in Breña Baja, has already served a total of 456 people evicted from their homes on the island of La Palma. In addition, there are two other points to receive evacuees, one in the municipality of Los Llanos de Aridane and another in El Paso.

17.55 "The resulting terrain is the most fertile soil on the planet, but it must weather"

José Luis Barrera, geological and environmental consultant for the Illustrious Official College of Geologists, has explained the effects of the volcanic eruption on crops and buildings. The resulting land is the "most fertile soil on the planet", but in order to be used it must first "weather (break down)", a process that can take several decades, as he assured Europa Press Television. "The cultivated lands that have been buried are totally burned, nothing exists anymore, the ground is completely burned. What can be done is to wait, but also, depending on the level of protection that is granted to it over time , the lava can go on weathering, breaking down and making a very rich soil that is the one that all the peasants in the world want the most," he explained. He also referred to the buried buildings. "Both those crops and those infrastructures have been completely destroyed and disappeared: there is nothing left, even if one digs into the lava there is nothing left."

17:15 There are already 154 hectares affected and activity is expected between 24 and 84 days

There are already 154 hectares of land engulfed by the lava flow, according to the calculation made by the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands . In fact, it is estimated that it will continue with activity, as an eruption, between 24 and 84 more days.

17:00 Two journalists stop recording to help a family evacuate their house in La Palma

Reporter Arantxa de Fez and her partner Adri Fernández left the microphone and camera on the ground during a recording to help a family get what they could out of their house before having to evacuate the house against time.

16:45 A reporter comes out shouting: "A rain of stones has started!"

A journalist from laSexta has suffered a great fright while covering the eruption of the La Palma volcano and is who had to run away when another mouth of the volcano opened

16:30 Thermal cameras: the best system that helps scientists to study the volcano

The images recorded with thermal cameras are the closest to the magma tongue. The cloud of dust and ash makes it impossible to see the casting with traditional cameras, which is why this system is used. They provide key information about the lava, such as its speed and path. They make rough maps of where you can go. Below other experts directly analyze lava rocks. They take the sample from the wall of fire, put it in a bucket of water and observe it. At this time a group of scientists from the Andalusian Institute of Geophysics flies to La Palma. They carry 12 sensors to analyze the magma of the volcano underground and if new mouths are going to open. What all scientists agree on is that three days of eruption are not enough to answer when the eruption and its consequences will end.

16:15 This is how the flow enters the town of Todoque

Somewhat slower than expected, but the front of the lava tongue reaches the heart of Todoque. To the small center where the church and restaurants are located.

16:00 "The lava flows are advancing very slowly: 12 meters in the last 12 hours"

The president of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, has indicated that the lava flows "are advancing very slowly: 12 meters in the last 12 hours. But it continues its inexorable path towards the sea".

In turn, the technical director of Pevolca, Miguel Ángel Morcuende, has affirmed that the Cumbre Vieja volcano has entered a zone of "mini stability" and although it is "quite explosive", the lava flows have slowed down and they move very slowly, which is why I have not made any predictions as to whether it will eventually reach the sea. ""The mathematical prediction we have is that it will continue to advance, but we don't know if it will reach the sea. We will have time to be vigilant if that event occurs because progress is very slow."

15:30 Melisa Rodríguez (Cs): "We made a list to take out what money cannot replace"

Ana Rosa's program has been a witness during the morning of this Wednesday the 22nd of September of how the residents of Todoque rescued different belongings before having to leave their houses before the approach of the volcanic lava that will cover the town of La Palma. Among them, Melisa Rodríguez, former national spokesperson for Ciudadanos, who would give a voice to the drama they are experiencing. Read the full news.

15:15 The volcanologist who lived in the Teneguía

In his 60-year career, the volcanologist Juan Carlos Carracedo has seen "a few" eruptions, including that of the Teneguía in 1971 on La Palma, when the Researchers who were on the ground had "two tubes to collect gas and an optical pyrometer to measure the temperature of the lava outlet." On the other hand, he emphasizes that at this time the National Geographic Institute (IGN) has implemented a seismographic network in the Canary Islands that has nothing to envy to that of the most advanced countries.

15:00 Ash, another concern of the authorities

The General Directorate of Security and Emergencies of the Canarian Government recommends to the population that, given the fall of volcanic ash that is registered in La Palma, Avoid as much as possible that these fine rock and mineral particles come into contact with food or cover rain gutters or water tanks.

14:45 The UME enables a vehicle to detect chemical agents in the air

A light reconnaissance vehicle called Velire, with four members of the Military Emergency Unit (UME), travels in an arc towards La Palma, which will carry out work to measure air quality to detect possible chemical agents and its arrival is scheduled for first thing in the morning.

This advanced vehicle will add to the work already being carried out by the members of the environmental intervention group who have been in La Palma since last Monday, sources from the UME have informed Efe.

14:30 Scientists who are experts on Etna travel to La Palma

A dozen Italian scientists have traveled to La Palma to collaborate with the local authorities in managing the eruption. They are valuable experts thanks to their knowledge of the Etna volcano. All of them will be coordinated with the Instituto Vulcanológico de Canarias.

14:15 The heat of the lava flow generates eddies

14:00 The Government is working to expedite aid

The Minister of the Presidency, Relations with the Courts and Democratic Memory, Félix Bolaños, has explained in La Sexta that the Government is working at full speed to expedite aid. "We are working on the phase of the fight against the emergency, we must move on to a new phase, which is reconstruction, in which measures of all kinds will be addressed. The images are distressing and the inhabitants of La Palma have to know that we are working in aid", he stated.

13:45 Pablo Casado (PP): "All together we will overcome this"

The president of the PP has traveled to the Canary Islands and has extended his hand to the Government to face the crisis in the area: " What we are seeing is not a wonderful spectacle, it is a terrible natural catastrophe that is already affecting 6,000 people who have been evacuated. The catastrophic zone must be declared urgently. The Government is going to count on our support".

13:30 The evacuation begins in El Paso

13:15 They centralize an account for donations for the victims of the eruption of the Volcano in La Palma

El Cabildo de La Palma, in collaboration with CaixaBank, has set up an account and the Bizum payment system to centralize financial donations from individuals and companies for those affected by the volcano. The bank account number authorized to formalize national donations through bank transfer is ES47 2100 9169 0122 0017 9456, while in the case of international donations it is CAIXESBBXXX.

13:00 La Palma Volcano eruption: This is how the firefighters work to try to divert the lava flow

12:45 Experts point out that the behavior of the volcano could change in minutes

"Before we had uncertainty about when and where the eruption would occur. With these two uncertainties we are done. Now what remains is how. In an eruptive process we can have different phases, where the eruptive dynamics can change in a matter of minutes or hours," explains Stavros Meletlidis, a volcanologist at the National Geographic Institute.

12:30 Unai Sordo, from CCOO, asks for "ad-hoc" formulas from ERTE

"The Canary Islands and La Palma deserve a way out of the situation. Formulas must be found so that in La Palma and in the Canary Islands there are no economic effects derived from the volcanic eruption", explained the leader of Comisiones Obreras.

12:15 The firefighters desperately try to divert the flow of lava

The firefighters that the Gran Canaria Emergency Consortium has sent to the island to help with the eruption of the La Palma volcano They began an operation last night to try to channel a lava flow into a ravine to save, as far as possible, the town of Todoque. "For trying that it is not," said one of the firefighters who participated in the operation last night

12:00 Telephone lines to channel aid to those affected by the volcanic eruption on La Palma

The El Paso City Council has set up telephone lines to channel aid to those affected by the volcanic eruption.

689 542 688 - Accommodation

680 443 551- Donations

638 780 770 - Volunteering

11:45 La Palma volcano: "The lava continues its course towards the coast, slower than expected"

11:30 How long can the eruption of the La Palma volcano last? "The technicians talk about 25 days or a month"

Sergio Rodríguez, mayor of El Paso explained in the Telecinco program 'La Palma in our hearts' that "the technicians talk about 25 days or a month expelling wash".

11:15 "The surface covered with lava grows 50% in twelve hours"

11:00 "The La Palma volcano is already a dragon that roars through 10 mouths and vomits lava"< /h2>

In the 'Ana Rosa Program' presented by Ana Rosa Quintana on Telecinco, they report on the eruption of the volcano on La Palma, which is in "a new explosive phase on La Palma: the volcano is already a dragon that roars through ten mouths and the lava that vomits from them approaches the sea, destroying more than 100 hectares".

10:30 "The advance of the lava has slowed down, it goes around 30-100 meters per hour"

Susanna Griso is in La Palma to report live for the program 'Espejo Público ' from Antenna 3.

Leonardo Marcos, national director of Civil Protection, explained to Susanna Griso about the advance of the lava that "since it started it has slowed down, it goes around 30-100 meters per hour, this makes it increase in height."

"The palmeros are aware that the important thing is to ensure lives," said Leonardo Marcos.

10:00 Miracle house on La Palma: surrounded by lava and unscathed

The photographer Alfonso Escalero has captured the image surrounded by lava that miraculously escaped being engulfed by the lava flow.

"Saved or isolated! Everything is like that on La Palma. Today I don't have the courage to take photos in daylight, we will go out at night like donkeys, with our eyes covered! Sorry!" Alfonso shared in his Facebook page 'I Love The World'.

09:30 What does colada mean in geology?

The UCM Scientific Culture Unit (Complutense University of Madrid) explains that "coladas are masses of lava that move down the side of a volcano until they solidify. Depending on whether the lava is fluid or viscous, the landscape it will leave behind will be very different."

09:00 La Palma volcano: the lava reaches 12 meters in height and covers about 103 hectares on La Palma

The lava reaches 12 meters in height, covers about 103 hectares of land in La Palma and has destroyed at least 200 homes.

Alba Urrutia Martín reports on RNE (Spanish National Radio) that "at the moment there is no toxicity, but there will be when the lava comes into contact with the sea. There will be explosions and toxic gases will be emitted, so the area is bounded".

08:00 Emergency level 2 (red light) on La Palma

Radio Televisión Canaria informs that "the General Directorate of Security and Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands maintains emergency level 2 (red light) red) with activity concentrated mainly in four active mouths".

07:00 "The lava enters another urban center, Todoque, near the coast, where almost 200 houses have been reduced to nothing"

Elene Yanes reports on RNE (Spanish National Radio ) that "the lava enters another urban nucleus, Todoque, near the coast, where almost 200 houses have been reduced to nothing and another 500 are in danger".

06:00 Forecasts of movement of the ash cloud after the eruption of the La Palma volcano

05:00 Important information for the residents of the Todoque neighborhood

El Cabildo de La Palma informs that "as of Wednesday, at 7:45 a.m., you can go to pick up your most important belongings at the following meeting points while this is possible".

04:00 The Firefighters use heavy machinery to try to channel the lava flows of the La Palma volcano

The Gran Canaria Firefighters, with the help of heavy machinery at their disposal, are carrying out tasks of freeing obstacles and flattening the land in order to try to channel the lava towards a ravine and that it generates the least possible effect in the housing area.

03:00 The La Palma volcano has entered a more explosive phase

The Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands informs on its Twitter account that "the Canary Islands Seismic Network has been recording a strong increase in the amplitude of the volcanic tremor which is an indicator of the intensity of the strombolian explosive activity in the active vents at this time".

02:00 Copernicus EMS map of La Palma after the eruption of the volcano

01:00 Drones capture the unstoppable advance of lava on La Palma

00:00 The eruption of La Palma emits between 8,000 and 10,500 tons of sulfur dioxide per day

In addition to ash and other solid materials, the volcanic eruption of La Palma expels between 8,000 and 10,500 tons of sulfur dioxide into the day. However, experts do not consider the situation to be so worrying since the trade winds that blow in the area divert the gases towards the Atlantic Ocean, a situation that, according to predictions, will continue for the next few days.