Act Of Homage To The Exemplary People Of La Palma

SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA, LA PALMA, SPAIN - MARCH 12: The King and Queen of Spain, Felipe VI and Letizia, chat with a volcano victim, together with the King of Spain, Felipe VI, at the tribute to the people of La Palma after the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, at the Convent of San Francisco, on 12 March, 2022 in Santa Cruz de La Palma, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. This institutional act wants to pay tribute to the people of this Canary Island for their exemplarity in the situation experienced by the explosion of the volcano. On September 19, 2021, a volcano erupted in the Cabeza de Vaca area, in Las Manchas, in the Cumbre Vieja Natural Park, near the municipality of El Paso. After 85 days of activity, its eruption ended last December 25. According to the latest Copernicus estimate, 1,241.1 hectares have been destroyed by lava and 2,988 buildings have been destroyed. Some 1,170 families lost their only home. The Canary Islands Government put the losses caused by the volcano at 842 million. The event was attended by all the regional presidents except that of Catalonia. (Photo By EUROPA PRESS/J. Hellin. POOL via Getty Images)