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La Palma volcano destroys hundreds of homes, displaces thousands

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More than 6,000 people have now been forced from their homes in La Palma, one of the Spanish Canary Islands. Parts of the area have been engulfed in lava from a volcano which erupted on Sunday. Many people lost their homes, and there is anger after a minister appeared to encourage so-called disaster tourists to visit. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from La Palma, Spain. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #CanaryIslands #Volcano

Thousands evacuated after volcano erupts on Spain’s Canary Island

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Thousands of people have been told to leave their homes, after a volcanic eruption on the Spanish Canary Islands. The eruption followed a week of increasing seismic activity on the island of La Palma. With a population of 85,000, La Palma is one of the eight volcanic islands in Spain’s Canary Islands archipelago off Africa’s western coast. At their nearest point, the islands are 100km (60 miles) from Morocco. The lava’s slow advance has already consumed entire buildings and authorities are still unsure of the lava’s future path. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Simmons reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: […]

Lava pours from Canary Islands’ volcano, villages evacuated

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Thousands of people have been told to leave their homes after a volcanic eruption on the Spanish Canary Islands. It follows a week of increasing seismic activity on the island of La Palma, 500km (310 miles) off the coast of West Africa. Al Jazeera’s Alexi O’Brien reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #CanaryIslands #volcano

What’s behind the migrant crisis between Morocco and Spain? | Inside Story

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Many migrants using inflatable rings and dinghies have often made the dangerous journey from Morocco into Spain. But this week an influx of at least 8,000 was unusually high, threatening a humanitarian crisis. Many were young men, but there were also families and unaccompanied minors. At least one person died making the crossing. Thousands have been expelled by the Spanish authorities. Campaigners are worried the migrants’ rights have been violated during what they describe as a ‘rapid pace of expulsions’. The number of arrivals has now dropped after what appears to be an attempt by Morroccan authorities to tighten border controls. Police scuffled with people as they tried to force […]

Atlantic coast crisis: Record number of people attempting to cross

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Aid organisations are warning of an unfolding crisis on West Africa’s Atlantic coast, with a record number of migrants trying to make it to Europe. Last weekend, more than 2,600 migrants arrived on the shores of Spain’s Canary Islands. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from the fishing city of Mbour in Senegal, where many young men are looking for a better life. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Senegal