Dogs trapped by La Palma eruption ‘saved by mysterious gang’

Group calling itself A-Team releases video claiming to have rescued animals, ahead of drone attempt

Attempts to use drones to rescue of a group of dogs stranded by the volcanic eruption on the Canary island of La Palma appear to have been pre-empted after a mysterious gang calling itself the A-Team claimed to have retrieved the animals using rather less hi-tech methods.

The eruption - which began on 19 September on the Cumbre Vieja ridge, one of the most active volcanic regions in the archipelago - has destroyed more than 2,000 properties, forced the evacuation of more than 7,500 people, and devastated La Palma's banana plantations.