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Reuters

Red-hot lava exploded high into the air from La Palma’s volcano on Sunday night as the eruption gathered force, hours after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Spain would help rebuild the island, adding that it was safe for tourists to visit.
Local media reported the north side of the volcano had collapsed late on Sunday, causing a faster flow of lava.
Cadena Ser radio said the collapse had formed a new lava flow that was threatening several nearby towns.

“A clear increase in effusive activity has been observed in the last few minutes,” the Volcanology Institute of the Canary Islands, Involcan, said earlier on Twitter.
The volcano emitted a loud booming noise and lava exploded with force from its crater.
Making his third visit to La Palma, one of the Atlantic Canary Islands, since the eruption began on September 19, Sanchez said earlier on Sunday that the government would approve €206 million (US$239 million) of aid funding this week.
“Next Tuesday, the cabinet will approve a package of very powerful measures [to assist in] areas such as infrastructure reconstruction, water supply, employment, agriculture, tourism and benefits,” he told a news conference.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano has destroyed more than 900 buildings. About 6,000 people have been evacuated from homes on the island out of a population of some 83,000.


“We are facing a test of resistance … because we do not know when the eruption of the volcano will end,” Sanchez said.
“What residents should know is that when it does end, the government of Spain will be there to tackle the enormous task of rebuilding La Palma.”
The financial package is the second stage of a plan approved last week. The first stage saw the government announce aid of €10.5 million (US$12.3 million) for immediate help for those who had lost their homes.
Sanchez also encouraged tourists who were considering visiting La Palma not to be put off. Tourism is the Canary Islands’ major industry.
“I would like to let tourists know that this is a safe place, they can come and enjoy the island,” he said.


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The Cumbre Vieja volcano spews lava, ash and smoke on the Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday. Photo: AFP

epa09503421 Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (R) gives a press conference along with the president of the Government of the Canary Islands Angel Víctor Torres (L) at the headquarters of the Island Council of La Palma on the occasion of the meeting of the PEVOLCA Scientific Committee, in relation with the volcano eruption, in La Palma, Spain, 03 October 2021. The Cumbre Vieja volcano began to erupt in the Montana Rajada mountains on 19 September. EPA-EFE/MIGUEL CALERO

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A screengrab from a drone footage shows the extent of the damage caused by the lava streams flowing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain September 28, 2021. Footage obtained on September 28, 2021 by the SPAIN'S GUARDIA CIVIL POLICE. SPAIN'S GUARDIA CIVIL POLICE/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

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Lava flows from Tijarafe following the new eruption of a volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

epa09488346 View of a new eruption of Cumbre Vieja Volcano in La Palma island, Canary Islands, southwestern Spain, 25 September 2021. Residents from the three most threatened areas had to be evacuated after the volcano registered more explosivity and two new vents. EPA-EFE/Miguel Calero

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Local media reported the north side of the volcano had collapsed late on Sunday, causing a faster flow of lava
PM Pedro Sanchez said Spain would help rebuild the island, adding that it was safe for tourists to visit



Pedro Sanchez said Spain would help rebuild the island, adding that it was safe for tourists to visit.


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Spain’s PM vows to rebuild La Palma as volcano eruption gathers force

Local media reported the north side of the volcano had collapsed late on Sunday, causing a faster flow of lava PM Pedro Sanchez said Spain would help rebuild the island, adding that it was safe for tourists to visit

Local media reported the north side of the volcano had collapsed late on Sunday, causing a faster flow of lava

PM Pedro Sanchez said Spain would help rebuild the island, adding that it was safe for tourists to visit