The King And Queen Of Spain, Felipe Vi And Letizia, Stroll Around La Palma

SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA, LA PALMA, SPAIN - MARCH 12: The King and Queen of Spain Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, walk around La Palma, on 12 March, 2022 in Santa Cruz de La Palma, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain are on the island to preside over the institutional act 'Act of Homage to the Exemplarity of the People of La Palma' after the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano. On September 19, 2021, a volcano erupted in the area of Cabeza de Vaca, 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, of which 1,345 were houses. Some 1170 families lost their only home. The Government of the Canary Islands put the losses caused by the volcano at 842 million. (Photo By Europa Press via Getty Images)