Canary Islands

• 9 dead, 48 still missing nearly a day after migrant boat sinking off Canary Islands

  The chances of finding any of the 48 missing migrants alive are slim, according to a Canary Islands government spokesperson.

  World

  Sep 29
  
• 3 Nigerian stowaways found on ships’ rudder in Canary Islands after 11-day voyage

  The men appeared to have symptoms of dehydration and hypothermia and were transferred to hospitals on the island for medical attention.

  World

  Nov 29, 2022
  
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• Spain’s La Palma volcano eruption declared over after 3 months

  On the eve of Dec. 14, the volcano fell silent after flaring for 85 days and 8 hours, making it La Palma's longest eruption on record.

  Environment

  Dec 25, 2021
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• Lava from La Palma volcano forces 800 to evacuate nearby coastal town

  It was the first mass exit since around 6,000 people were told to leave the immediate area in the hours after the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on Sept. 19.

  World

  Oct 13, 2021
• La Palma volcano continues to erupt as officials lift lockdown order

  After the volcano's cone partially collapsed on Saturday, a new river of lava streamed towards the sea, devouring banana and avocado plantations.

  World

  Oct 12, 2021
• La Palma volcano prompts lockdown as lava destroys cement plant

  Torrents of molten rock have destroyed 1,186 buildings in the three weeks since the eruption, the Canary Islands Volcanic Institute said.

  World

  Oct 11, 2021
• No one hurt in Spanish volcano eruption, but officials say over 100 homes destroyed

  Long fingers of fiery red lava slid down hillsides with white smoke billowing from their leading edges as they swallowed up houses, gardens and swimming pools.

  Environment

  Sep 20, 2021
• ‘Impossible routes’: Hundreds of migrants dying while crossing treacherous Atlantic

  Migrants and asylum-seekers are increasingly crossing a treacherous part of the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago near West Africa, in what has become one of the most dangerous routes to European territory.

  World

  Sep 2, 2020
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• Some vacationers cleared from quarantined Spanish hotel after virus screening

  Six-hundred holidaymakers from a total of 25 countries are to complete a 14-day quarantine.

  World

  Feb 28, 2020
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• Hawaii or Spain? Experts say it may not matter where telescope is built

  There's no significant opposition to putting the telescope on La Palma like there is in Hawaii, where some Native Hawaiians consider the mountain sacred.

  Science

  Aug 25, 2019