Spain will provide EUR206 million to help La Palma island recover from its volcanic eruptions, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday, according to Reuters.
“Next Tuesday, the cabinet will approve a package of very powerful measures”, including infrastructure reconstruction, water supply, employment, agriculture, and tourism, he told a news conference during a visit to the island.
“I would like to convey all the solidarity of the Spanish people. Today, Spain is with La Palma residents more than ever,” Sanchez said.
The volcano resulted in the production of two lava rivers that led numerous residents of the island to evacuate after having their houses destroyed.
Authorities advised people to limit time outdoors in parts of La Palma on Saturday as the erupting volcano on the Spanish island spewed red-hot lava and thick clouds of black smoke, according to the same source.
Authorities asked people to keep on avoiding spending a “prolonged amount of time” outside and said vulnerable groups including children and the elderly should remain indoors.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano began its fiery eruption on Sept. 19 and has destroyed more than 800 buildings. About 6,000 people have been evacuated from their homes on the island, which has a population of about 83,000 and is one of an archipelago making up the Canary Islands in the Atlantic.
The financial package is a part of the second stage of a plan approved last week, in which the first stage included a government aid of EUR10.5 million for the immediate assistance of those who had lost their homes.
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