Canary Islands
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4 Canadians still on hantavirus cruise ship to meet with consular officialsThe federal government says three people with connections to the cruise are isolating at home in Ontario and Quebec, but they aren't showing symptoms.CanadaMay 8
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1 dead, 27 hurt after bus with British tourists crashes on Spanish islandThe accident happened when the vehicle came off the road in La Gomera, one of the Canary Islands and popular with visitors from northern Europe.WorldApr 10
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9 dead, 48 still missing nearly a day after migrant boat sinking off Canary IslandsThe chances of finding any of the 48 missing migrants alive are slim, according to a Canary Islands government spokesperson.WorldSep 29, 2024
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3 Nigerian stowaways found on ships’ rudder in Canary Islands after 11-day voyageThe men appeared to have symptoms of dehydration and hypothermia and were transferred to hospitals on the island for medical attention.WorldNov 29, 2022
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Spain’s La Palma volcano eruption declared over after 3 monthsOn 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.EnvironmentDec 25, 2021
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Lava from La Palma volcano forces 800 to evacuate nearby coastal townIt 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.WorldOct 13, 2021
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La Palma volcano continues to erupt as officials lift lockdown orderAfter the volcano's cone partially collapsed on Saturday, a new river of lava streamed towards the sea, devouring banana and avocado plantations.WorldOct 12, 2021
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La Palma volcano prompts lockdown as lava destroys cement plantTorrents of molten rock have destroyed 1,186 buildings in the three weeks since the eruption, the Canary Islands Volcanic Institute said.WorldOct 11, 2021
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No one hurt in Spanish volcano eruption, but officials say over 100 homes destroyedLong 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.EnvironmentSep 20, 2021
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‘Impossible routes’: Hundreds of migrants dying while crossing treacherous AtlanticMigrants 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.WorldSep 2, 2020
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