Shocking Images Show Ash-Covered Ghost Towns On Spain’s Canary Islands (Volcano)

Nation & State ^ | 12-5-2021

[blam]

The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, located off the northwestern coast of Africa, has been erupting for nearly eleven weeks with no signs of abating. Soon the eruption could be La Palma’s longest in over 500 years.

The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on Sept. 19 and led to the evacuation of thousands of residents. For the last 75 days, the volcano has spewed lava out of fissures, unleashed plumes of ash and toxic gasses, and acid rain.

After two and a half months of non-stop volcanic eruptions, some parts of the island are unrecognizable as they’re buried in feet of ash. Entire towns and neighborhoods are entirely covered, and damage could be upwards of a billion dollars.

Here are some of the most incredible pictures and videos on social media documenting the ongoing chaos on La Palma.

Entire homes are buried in ash.

Neighborhoods swallowed whole by ash and lava.

Towns covered in ash up to the rooftops.

WATCH: Drone footage shows entire neighborhoods being slowly buried in volcanic ash on the Spanish island of La Palma pic.twitter.com/5ZuVBTgVxd

— Reuters Asia (@ReutersAsia) December 1, 2021

How are people going to dig out of this?

This is the volcanic ash after the recent La Palma eruption, deep and thick..

But here’s something amazing, thousands of bees buried under this for 50 days, are still alive…they saved themselves by sealing their hives with a resin called propolis pic.twitter.com/hIsUMd86X5

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) November 12, 2021

Ash is everywhere.

Once again Instagram has the goods that Twitter does not…have a horrible headache from it..not a fan. Ash on #LaPalma is Truly Outrageous! pic.twitter.com/3Kx8IoSwWF

— 🎯𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓵𝓮 (@LetUsUniteHere) December 3, 2021

A fissure opens up next to a house covered in ash.

More buildings are buried in feet of ash.

WATCH: This drone video shows the volcanic ash across La Palma island in Spain. On Wednesday, the Spanish National Police shared the video of partially buried buildings. The Cumbre Vieja volcano began erupting in September. pic.twitter.com/SrAIk2uq1N

— Local News 8 (@localnews8) December 2, 2021

The current eruption could surpass the Tehuya volcano that spewed lava and ash for 84 days in 1646.

So what about the cleanup on the tiny resort island? How does one dispose of millions of tons of ash?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

It hungers for bureaucrats.

We must start throwing them into volcanoes to appease the magma.

The more senior the better.

[telescope115]

Yes, I’m guilty, too🙂!
But seriously, we are having fun at their misfortune. I can’t help but feel sympathy for the people living there. Where can they go, but move off the island, if they could afford to?

[xp38]

You live near a volcano! These things tend to blow up every now and then. MOVE!!!!

[KamperKen]

"Well the Earth is on the move as more and more volcanoes are erupting around the World along with Earthquakes...been a rash of small quakes in the Midwest as of late."

Volcanic and tectonic activity for whatever reasons increase when the sunspot cycle is weak as it is now.

The largest earthquakes in historic times in the continental USA during historic times were the New Madrid quakes of 1811 and 1812 during the Dalton Minimum. The largest volcanic eruption of historic times, Tambora in 1815, also occurred during the Dalton Minimum.

The larger point is that the forces of nature are titanic and utterly dwarf us. It's the height of stupidity to think we can somehow change or control them like climate or weather.

[AFreeBird]

What, they’ve never heard of Pompeii?

[dfwgator]

Wanna know if the planet’s all right? Ask those people in Mexico City or Armenia or a hundred other places buried under thousands of tons of earthquake rubble if they feel like a threat to the planet this week. How about those people in Kilauea, Hawaii who build their homes right next to an active volcano and then wonder why they have lava in the living room?

[1066AD]

Any news from the little town of El Paso ?

[Scott from the Left Coast]

It does appear that it will be a long time before people will be able to live there again. The Earth can be a tough home…even in a seeming paradise.

[Trillian]

lol

[SunkenCiv]

The current eruption could surpass the Tehuya volcano that spewed lava and ash for 84 days in 1646.

Thanks blam.

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[G Larry]

Downwind of Mt. St. Helens was FOREST!!!

The nearest populated areas only had several INCHES of ash.

There were no populated areas buried like those in this photo.

Prove me wrong.

[Lazamataz]

Oh, that was GOOOOD :)