Spain: 3000 evacuees in connection with the seizure of a chemical plant by lava

Civil Defense Service Monday afternoon Palm The suspension of classes was announced both in the Canary Islands, as well as in Tazacourt.

According to the education authorities in the Canary Islands, classes will not resume until Thursday.

The alert was issued. It concerns a plant that mainly produces cement. Maria José Blanco, President of the Spanish National Geographic Institute (IGN) reported that as a result of the capture of the plant by volcanic magma, toxic gases are released into the air.

“We are analyzing the level of harmful gases in the air,” Blanco explained, confirming an explosion at the factory due to the appearance of lava there.

Spanish volcanologists estimate it During the past 24 hours, there has been a more abundant flow of volcanic magma, which already covers nearly 600 hectares of La Palma..

It was determined that banana growers and vineyard owners suffered the greatest losses among farmers. In total, the lava has destroyed 150 hectares of farmland since the eruption of the volcano on September 19.