Canary Islands

La Caleta, in the municipality of Adeje (Tenerife). Photo: Pixabay.

Spain

CRIME

Court on Spain's Canary Islands confirms sentence on German murderer

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/30/22

His wife and 10-year-old son were beaten to death with a heavy stone. The man's 7-year-old son escaped by running away

Lifestyle

HEALTH ALERT

Spain identifies possible new monkeypox cluster in Canaries

The Nomad Today 5/22/22

On Friday, the authorities had closed a Madrid gay sauna identified as a possible place of infection

Spain

MIGRATION

Over 1,100 killed on migrant routes from Africa to the Canary Islands last year

The Nomad Today 4/30/22

Countless people are likely to have already died fleeing their countries towards the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, the UNHCR reported

Spain

IMMIGRATION

Two dead, 40 missing after boat sinks between Morocco and Canaries

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/17/22

The Alarm Phone aid project tweeted that the rescue operation by the Moroccan authorities had been long delayed and was launched 11 hours after the first emergency signal

Spain

IMMIGRATION

Aid organization records over 4,400 deaths on Spain migrant route

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/4/22

Some 4,016 people died attempting while attempting to travel from West Africa to the Canary Islands alone

Spain

CUMBRE VIEJA

End to eruption on Spain's La Palma is 'best Christmas present'

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/25/21

Experts say the unnamed volcano remains unpredictable and could suddenly become active again in the future

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

La Palma holds its breath as volcano goes quiet after three months

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/16/21

A wisp of smoke rising from the 1,100-metre-high cone was the only reminder on Thursday of the spectacular eruptions that once unnerved residents of La Palma

Spain

VOLCANO

La Palma volcanic eruption causes 842 million euros in damages

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/5/21

The cooled lava has also changed the shape of the island, forming a headland of more than 40 hectares

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

New lava flow on La Palma approaches La Laguna village

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/2/21

An end to the eruption is still not in sight

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

New lava flow on La Palma threatens previously spared La Laguna town

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/30/21

The approximately 1,200 inhabitants were evacuated in October

Spain

CUMBRE VIEJA

Nine weeks of volcanic eruption on La Palma and no end in sight

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/22/21

The destruction has been enormous, with 7,000 of the 85,000 islanders having to leave their homes

Spain

CUMBRE VIEJA

La Palma counts cost of damage two months after volcanic eruption

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/19/21

More than 1,040 hectares of land have been covered by a metre-thick layer of lava

Spain

IMMIGRATION

Eight migrants die on sea journey from Africa to Spain's Canaries

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/14/21

The UN's Organization for Migration (IOM) has confirmed at least 785 dead or missing at sea from the beginning of the year until August

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

New lava flow reaches sea on La Palma

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/11/21

The Navy warship Castilla began its mission to bring workers by sea to harvest banana plantations that have become inaccessible

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

No end in sight got volcanic eruption on La Palma

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/7/21

On Sunday, a large black cloud of smoke stood above the still unnamed volcano in the Cumbre Vieja region in the south of the island

Spain

VOLCANO

Strongest quake experienced since volcanic eruption on La Palma

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/30/21

The earth tremors registered a magnitude of 5 and were felt all over La Palma and partly also on other Canary Islands

Spain

ERUPTION

Hundreds more evacuated as La Palma volcano continues to erupt

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/21/21

Since the eruption of the volcano began, some 7,500 people have been evacuated from their homes, approximately 10% of the island's inhabitants

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

Lava flowing from La Palma volcano approaches La Laguna village

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/21/21

People are still hoping that the lava would flow south of La Laguna and bypass its centre

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

Second lava flow from La Palma volcano drawing closer to the sea

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/18/21

The island's airport was still open and running on Sunday, but airlines were unable to fly to La Palma due to danger to aircraft posed by volcanic ash