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Thousands of La Palma residents forced to evacuate after volcanic eruption

The first volcanic eruption in 50 years on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands has forced about 5,500 residents to evacuate. Lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano has been pouring downhill since the eruption on Sunday, Sept. 19. Local officials have said that at least 100 houses have been destroyed by lava, but the streams […]