Canaries volcano lava reaches sea, raising toxic gas fears

Madrid (AFP) Sept 29, 2021

Lava from an erupting volcano in the Canary Islands has reached the ocean, volcanologists said, raising fears of toxic gases being released as the magma hits the seawater. The Spanish archipelago had earlier declared an exclusion zone of two nautical miles around the location the lava was expected to enter the Atlantic and asked residents to stay at home. "The lava flow has reached the s