La Palma volcano: Residents fear for their future
By DW
20 November 2021 |
1:19 pm
As the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma continues to spew lava and ash, residents are worried as jobs dry up and state aid is slow to arrive. Some have already left the island, as DW correspondent Nicole Ris reports.
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