La Palma residents warned of ‘evolution of volcanic emergency’

People evacuated from three towns are told they cannot return as volcano has entered new explosive phase

People evacuated from three more towns on the Spanish island of La Palma have been told they will not be able to return to their homes to retrieve their belongings because of the evolution of the volcanic emergency".

Rivers of lava raced down the volcano and exploded high into the air on Friday night and the airport was closed as an eruption intensified and entered its most explosive phase so far.