In this drawback taken from Sept. 30, 2021 video made availbe by IGME-CSIC (Geological Survey of Spain), a presumption of lava from the erupted volcano connected the Canary land of La Palma. An erupting volcano connected a Spanish land disconnected northwest Africa has blown unfastened different fissure connected its hillside. The caller fissure is the 3rd to ace unfastened since the Cumbre Vieja crater erupted connected La Palma land connected Sept. 19. Authorities were watching Friday to spot whether lava from the caller fissure would articulation the main travel that has reached the Atlantic Ocean. Officials are monitoring aerial prime on the shoreline. Sulfur dioxide levels successful the country person risen but officials accidental they don't correspond a wellness threat. (IGME-CSIC via AP)

MADRID – An erupting volcano connected a Spanish land disconnected northwest Africa blew unfastened different fissure connected its hillside Friday arsenic authorities recorded 8 caller earthquakes up to magnitude 3.5.

The caller fissure is the 3rd to ace unfastened since the Cumbre Vieja crater erupted connected La Palma land connected Sept. 19. The punctual evacuation of much than 6,000 radical truthful acold has prevented casualties.

Authorities were waiting to spot whether lava from the caller fissure would articulation the main flow, which has reached the Atlantic Ocean.

Officials were monitoring aerial prime on the shoreline wherever the molten stone meets the ocean. Sulfur dioxide levels successful the country roseate but did not correspond a wellness threat, La Palma’s authorities said.

However, it advised section residents to enactment indoors. It besides recommended that radical connected the land deterioration look masks and oculus extortion against dense falls of volcanic ash.

The lava has truthful acold deed much than 1,000 buildings, including homes and farming infrastructure, and entombed astir 338 hectares (835 acres).

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La Palma, location to astir 85,000 radical who unrecorded mostly from effect farming and tourism, is portion of the volcanic Canary Islands, an archipelago disconnected northwest Africa that is portion of Spain's territory.

The land is astir 35 kilometers (22 miles) agelong and 20 kilometers (12 miles) wide astatine its broadest point. Life has continued arsenic accustomed connected astir of the land portion the volcano is active.

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