Scientists declared the eruption on La Palma in Spain officially over on Saturday, allowing islanders to breathe a sigh of relief nearly 100 days after the Cumbre Vieja volcano began to spew out lava, rock and ash, and upended the lives of thousands.
After bursting into action on Sept. 19, the volcano suddenly went quiet on Dec. 13, but the authorities, wary of raising false hope, held off until Christmas Day to give the all-clear.
“What I want to say today can be said with just four words: The eruption is over,” Julio Perez, the Canary Islands regional security chief, told a news
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