- Spanish Canary Islads’ La Palma island awaits potential toxic cloud from volcanic lava.
- Spanish government pledges millions in support as intense volcanic activity continues to devastate La Palma.
- Now, millions in state resources can be freed to support emergency measures on La Palma, and those impacted by the eruption.
The government of Spain issued a declaration today, officially declaring the Kanarų salos‘ La Palma, which sits off the North African coast, a ‘disaster zone’.
A disaster zone declaration would allow the Ispanijos vyriausybė to make millions of euros in state funds available to support emergency measures on La Palma, and island residents impacted by intense volcanic activity continues to devastate the island.
Pagal Ispanijos vyriausybė spokesperson, the government had allocated a preliminary package of €10.5 million ($12.30 million) in financial assistance for La Palma.
The package includes €5 million to buy houses, while the rest the funds would be allocated to purchase furniture and essential household goods after thousands had to be relocated.
Lava continues to flow from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on which fissures first opened on September 19 after decades of inactivity, destroying almost 600 houses as well as churches and banana plantations on the Kanarų sala popular with tourists.
KĄ IŠSIIMTI IŠ ŠIO STRAIPSNIO:
- A disaster zone declaration would allow the Spanish government to make millions of euros in state funds available to support emergency measures on La Palma, and island residents impacted by intense volcanic activity continues to devastate the island.
- Lava continues to flow from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on which fissures first opened on September 19 after decades of inactivity, destroying almost 600 houses as well as churches and banana plantations on the Canary Island popular with tourists.
- The package includes €5 million to buy houses, while the rest the funds would be allocated to purchase furniture and essential household goods after thousands had to be relocated.
