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Spain volcano island residents return home to battle ash
5 years agoThis photograph taken on January 4, 2022 shows houses damaged by the lava flow following the Cumbre Vieja volcano's eruption, on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma. - The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja began on September 19 and was officially declared over on December 25, after 10 days of inactivity. The lava destroyed more than 1,300 houses, and 1,250 hectares of land, many of which were cultivated with bananas, avocados or vines. (Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP)
For weeks they dreamt of returning to the homes they fled when a volcano erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma.
