La Palma, Canary Islands: Airports in Spain Island La Palma reopened Sunday and authorities allowed some residents who were evacuated to collect items from their homes, because the volcano erupted continued to roar but lava flowed slowly.
The island government said there was a “no significant incident” with a volcano since Saturday, when part of the crater collapsed and the other lava river appeared.
The Aena Tweeted Spanish airport authority was that La Palma airport operated again after closing Saturday due to the fall of heavy volcanic ash.
Closing caused a long line at the island port to capture ferries outside the island.
The volcano in La Palma, which is part of the volcanic Canary Islands of Northwest Africa and is home to around 85,000 people, erupting on September 19.
Evacuation of more than 6,000 people helps avoid victims.
Scientists said the eruption could last up to three months.
Three Lava Rivers crawled down the hill on the west side of the island had destroyed 461 buildings, including homes, and covered 212 hectares (more than 520 hectares) of rural areas, according to the European Union monitoring system.
The eruption this month is the first in La Palma since 1971.
The airport opened back on the island of Spain Roiled by volcanic eruption
