Hundreds of buildings destroyed by La Palma volcano

Lava flowing from the volcano in La Palma has destroyed 1,817 buildings since the eruption began on the Spanish island of La Palma, according to the latest count on Saturday.

The figure shows an increase of 269 buildings, according to a report broadcast by the state television channel "RTVE", citing the European system that provides Earth observation data (Copernicus).

The report indicated that no further evacuations were organized.

So far, authorities have asked about 7,000 people to leave their homes amid the ongoing eruption.

Many of their homes collapsed.

The volcano erupted on September 19 for the first time in 50 years.

The violence of the volcanic eruption intensified in the past few days, with repeated explosions that threw molten lava into the air, and plumes of smoke rose several kilometers into the sky.

Moreover, nearly 40 light-to-moderate earthquakes have been recorded since midnight, with the most powerful being 4.6 on the Richter scale at a depth of 37 km, according to the report.

"The earthquakes indicate that the eruption is continuing unabated," said Eduardo Suarez, a seismologist at National Geographic.

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