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Lava flowed faster from the roaring Cumbre Vieja volcano on September 19th.
A few hours after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stated on Sunday evening that Spain would help rebuild the island and added that tourists can visit it safely, as the power of the volcanic eruption continued to increase, hot lava blasted into the air from La Palma volcano.
Local media reported that the north side of the volcano collapsed late on Sunday, causing the lava to flow faster.
Radio Cadena SER stated that the collapse created a new lava flow, threatening several nearby towns.
Involcan, the Institute of Volcanology of the Canary Islands, said on Twitter earlier: “A significant increase in eruptive activity has been observed in the past few minutes.”
The volcano made a huge roar, and lava exploded violently from the crater.
Since the eruption of the volcano on September 19, Sanchez visited La Palma, part of the Atlantic Canary Islands for the third time. Sanchez said earlier on Sunday that the government would approve 206 million euros ($239 million) in aid this week.
“Next Tuesday, the Cabinet will approve a very powerful package of measures [to assist in] Infrastructure reconstruction, water supply, employment, agriculture, tourism and welfare and other fields,” he said at a press conference.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano has destroyed more than 900 buildings. There are about 83,000 people on the island, of which about 6,000 have been evacuated from their homes.
“We are facing the test of resistance…because we don’t know when the eruption will end,” Sanchez said.
“What residents should know is that when it ends, the Spanish government will be there to solve the difficult task of rebuilding La Palma.”
The financial plan is the second phase of the plan approved last week. In the first phase, the government announced that it would provide 10.5 million euros (12.3 million U.S. dollars) in aid to immediately assist those who have lost their homes.
Sanchez also encourages tourists who are considering visiting La Palma not to postpone it. Tourism is the main industry of the Canary Islands.
“I want tourists to know that this is a safe place and they can come and enjoy the island,” he said.
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