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The Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the coast of northwestern Africa, are rugged volcanic isles known for their black- and white-sand beaches. Tenerife, the largest island, is dominated by the sometimes-snowy active volcano Mt. Teide, which has its own astronomical observatory and is part of Teide National Park. Tenerife hosts a huge pre-Lent Carnival in the capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. ― Google

Area: 7,493 km²

Population: 2.207 million (2019) Eurostat

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A volcano has erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma, prompting authorities to speed up evacuations for more than 1,000 people as lava flows destroyed isolated houses and threatened to reach the coast.

A huge plume of smoke rose up after the eruption at 3.15 pm local time in the Cumbre Vieja national park, the Canary Islands government said.

Massive red plumes topped with black-and-white smoke shot out along the volcanic ridge, which scientists had been closely watching following the accumulation of molten lava below the surface and days of small earthquakes.

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Humanitarian Impact
  6,000
      Affected Persons
  5,000
        Displaced Persons
    180
          Damaged Homes

OCHA coordinates the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises.

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