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Canary eruption: lava reaches Ocean, fears toxic clouds

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Scientists fear explosions or waves of boiling water

(ANSA-AFP) – ROME, SEPTEMBER 29 – The lava of the erupting volcano on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands, has reached the ocean. This was announced by the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan).

“The lava flow has reached the sea at Playa Nueva,” reads a tweet. Cumbre Vieja volcano has been erupting since September 19, and scientists now fear that the contact of lava with seawater could cause explosions, waves of boiling water, or worse, toxic clouds. (ANSA-AFP).

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