The Spanish island of La Palma registered a dozen of small earthquakes on Saturday as its volcano continued to rumble. The National Security Department said the level of activity was similar to the volcanic tremors registered in the first days of the eruption. According to the Canary Islands Volcanological Institute, a small emission point opened in the volcano’s cone on Saturday. On Friday, lava flowed from a new vent in the volcano, which the Canaries Volcanology Institute described as a new “focus of eruption.” The volcano was experiencing “intense activity,” Miguel Angel Morcuende, director of the Pevolca response committee, told a news conference on Friday. But he also put the eruption into the context of the wider island. “Less than 8 percent of the island is affected by the volcano. The rest is leading a normal life,” he said. Authorities advised people to limit time outdoors in parts of La …
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