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3 Nigerian stowaways found on ships’ rudder in Canary Islands after 11-day voyageThe men appeared to have symptoms of dehydration and hypothermia and were transferred to hospitals on the island for medical attention.WorldNov 29, 2022
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Spain’s La Palma volcano eruption declared over after 3 monthsOn the eve of Dec. 14, the volcano fell silent after flaring for 85 days and 8 hours, making it La Palma's longest eruption on record.EnvironmentDec 25, 2021
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Lava from La Palma volcano forces 800 to evacuate nearby coastal townIt was the first mass exit since around 6,000 people were told to leave the immediate area in the hours after the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on Sept. 19.WorldOct 13, 2021
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La Palma volcano continues to erupt as officials lift lockdown orderAfter the volcano's cone partially collapsed on Saturday, a new river of lava streamed towards the sea, devouring banana and avocado plantations.WorldOct 12, 2021
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La Palma volcano prompts lockdown as lava destroys cement plantTorrents of molten rock have destroyed 1,186 buildings in the three weeks since the eruption, the Canary Islands Volcanic Institute said.WorldOct 11, 2021
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No one hurt in Spanish volcano eruption, but officials say over 100 homes destroyedLong fingers of fiery red lava slid down hillsides with white smoke billowing from their leading edges as they swallowed up houses, gardens and swimming pools.EnvironmentSep 20, 2021
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‘Impossible routes’: Hundreds of migrants dying while crossing treacherous AtlanticMigrants and asylum-seekers are increasingly crossing a treacherous part of the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago near West Africa, in what has become one of the most dangerous routes to European territory.WorldSep 2, 2020
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Some vacationers cleared from quarantined Spanish hotel after virus screeningSix-hundred holidaymakers from a total of 25 countries are to complete a 14-day quarantine.WorldFeb 28, 2020
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Hawaii or Spain? Experts say it may not matter where telescope is builtThere's no significant opposition to putting the telescope on La Palma like there is in Hawaii, where some Native Hawaiians consider the mountain sacred.ScienceAug 25, 2019
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9,000 forced to evacuate as fire in Spain’s Canary Islands burns out of controlThe blaze -- described by the local fire department as "a monster'' -- was racing across parched woodlands into Tamadaba Natural Park.WeatherAug 19, 2019
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