Canary eruption.Residents confined for fear of toxic gas emissions

The emergency services of the Canary Islands, this Monday, September 27, ordered residents of an area on the east coast of the Spanish island of the Palma to confine itself, while the lava gushing from the Vieja volcano approachesof the sea.

Sunday evening, the lava was 1.6 km from the coast and advanced at a speed of about 100 m/hour, according to the authorities.

"Gas harmful to health"

The authorities "ordered the confinement (of the districts) of San Borondon, Marina Alta, Marina Baja and La Condesa" in Tazacorte, "lava being likely to reach the sea in the coming hours" at the level of this town andTrain the emanation of "harmful gas for health," said the emergency services of the Canaries on Twitter, the archipelago of which the Palma is a part.

"The population will have to follow the instructions of the authorities and stay at home, doors and windows closed, until the situation is evaluated," they continued.

An eruption volcano since September 20

The volcano eruption, which occurred on September 20, caused the destruction of hundreds of houses and forced to evacuate some 6,000 people.

Palma Island, located off the northwest coast of Africa, had been shaken by earthquakes on previous days.

500 buildings already destroyed

Nearly 500 buildings were destroyed by the lava which covers more than 212 hectares, including numerous banana plantations, according to data from the European system of geospatial measures Copernicus.

The two previous Palma eruptions took place in 1971 and 1949.They left a total of three dead, including two per inhalation of gas.