Sky News Jose Roberto Sanchez – who inherited his land in Todoque, on the west of the island, from his parents – told Reuters news agency: “The memories of my parents, the inheritance I had there, it’s all gone.”
A fresh river of lava began flowing from the La Palma volcano on Saturday, threatening more destruction on the Spanish island where more than 1,000 buildings have been damaged or destroyed by the unstoppable streams.
The partial collapse of the volcanic cone overnight allowed a new lava stream to flow towards the ocean on a similar path down the Cumbre Vieja ridge towards the western shore.
