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A house that escaped, against all odds, from being burned by the lava from the devastating eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma , one of the Canary Islands of Spain, has caused a sensation on social networks and has earned the nickname of “La Casa Milagro”.
A photo taken from a helicopter shows that the house narrowly escaped the devastation caused by the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano , which began to erupt on Sunday and has razed hundreds of structures on the island.
The Danish couple who owned the house discovered that their home had survived the devastating volcanic eruption thanks to the image that was shared on social networks, according to the newspaper El Mundo, from Spain ña.
Others have not been so lucky
Images shared in the media and social networks show how the lava continues its advance and devastates entire houses, swimming pools and other structures, while sliding across the island.
Order more evacuations when opened new mouths in the volcano
The volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma has two new eruptive mouths, from which lava flows and greater explosiveness, which has forced this Friday to evacuate residents who still remained in three of the most threatened areas.
And it is that the explosiveness of the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, which began last Sunday, has intensified and is perceived in most of La Palma, to which is added an increase in the expulsion of pyroclastic material.
More of 470 acres and 400 buildings razed
According to the latest measurements from the European observation system Copernicus, lava covers 190. 7 hectares (more than 40 acres) and has destroyed in its wake 400 buildings and 15, 2 kilometers of roads (more than 9 miles), which means that in just eighteen hours the magma occupied 10. 6 more hectares of land and has devastated 30 more real estate.
These figures will in all probability increase, given that Copernicus estimates are based on measurements from the day before.
On the other hand, experts indicate that the most advanced wash -the one that reached the Todoque area, of 1,200 inhabitants- practically does not move and does not knows if it will eventually reach the sea.
However , the laundry that was stopped has been reactivated (advances to about 12 meters per hour, although it has reached peaks of 33 meters per hour) and carries remains of the crater after the explosions on Wednesday.
And the two new ones that emerged from the volcano since this afternoon, slow down at a rate of almost 80 meters per hour.
The damage that the volcano is causing on La Palma is considerable, so the president of the government, Pedro Sánchez, announced on Friday that the The island will be declared in its entirety a “catastrophic zone” and reported that the Executive will approve immediate aid for those affected.
With information from EFE