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Oct 24, 2021 2 mins, 24 secs
La Palma eruption: drone footage shows lava flow intensifying.

It shows the various cones and craters which have formed plus the trails of lava which almost entirely cover the southern part of La Palma.

It shows the areas covered by lava from Cumbre Vieja (891.9 hectares) plus the buildings which it has consumed, 2,143.

It's been a busy day for the scientists and technicians at INVOLCAN, who provided us with fresh video footage of the new lava flow which has emerged on the south eastern side of Cumbre Vieja. .

Levels of carbon dioxide emitted by Cumbre Vieja on Saturday were recorded at 799 tonnes per day, figures which remain high but in line with the erruptive process at this stage.

Liquid lava from Cumbre Vieja on La Palma has covered 14 hectares of land in the last 12 hours, which means that the total area now submerged by numerous streams of lava stands at 891.9 hectares, according to the latest research data from the Copernicus satellite.

All of the airports in the Canary Islands are open and running as normal. "La Palma airport is operational and unaffected by the volcanic activity.

All airports in the Canary Islands remain open and operational at this moment," AENA confirmed0

Hundreds of homes in the La Laguna district of La Palma are under threat by streams of molten lava.

One of the latest videos released by Spain's Geological and Mining Institute (IGME) shows the new landmass formations on the coast of La Palma, where molten lava has accumulated.

Interesting images taken with an infrared thermal imaging camera and released by the CSIC, highlight the extent to which molten lava from Cumbre Vieja has engulfed land on the island compared to footage of the same area taken by a standard video camera. 

The Canary Islands Volcanology Institute has announced that a new stream of lava has emerged on the south face of Cumbre Vieja

Monitors have picked up the largest underground tremor detected on La Palma since Cumbre Vieja started erupting on September 19

Spain's Oceanography Institute and the CSIC have published fascinating underwater images showing how molten lava spilling from Cumbre Vieja has solidified on contact with sea water

Video footage shows lava and ash deposited on the seabed, alongside marine life 400 metres under the surface

Pictures taken just a few moments ago, show Cumbre Vieja eurrpting, spewing lava, ash and rocks into the air from it's four vents

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain would speed up aid to the hard-hit agriculture and fishing industries on the island of La Palma, where part of the volcano's cone collapsed on Saturday and red hot lava continued to flow over a month after the eruption began

Hello and welcome to our live blog for Sunday 24 October 2021, bringing you the latest updates and information on the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma

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