MADRID – A volcano on Spain’s La Palma Island began ejecting lava again on Monday after a lull, while hundreds of people in coastal villages hunkered down in anticipation of lava emitted in previous days, reaching the sea and releasing toxic gas.
According to witnesses, spurts of vivid lava emerged from the Cumbre Vieja volcano in the early evening and snaked down the dark mountainside after several hours without explosions.
The hiatus and new explosions came eight days after lava started pouring from the mountain range on the island, which neighbors Tenerife in the Canary Islands archipelago off North Africa.(Reuters)
