‘It’s like a huge loneliness, a sadness’: Weeping for those who’ve lost everything to the La Palma volcano

Le Palmas donation centre is a place for evacuated residents to find clothes and food, and also a place for them to console each other. I met Rosy outside, she was picking up a box of tins and fruit for her family. Her town was one of the first to be evacuated on the island. She starts crying as soon as she starts talking about the damage from the eruption. Her sister comforts her but there is nothing she can say to change whats happened. Their cousin lost everything, his house was swallowed by lava. Rosy found out over the weekend that the molten streams missed her house but she keeps crying thinking about others who havent been so fortunate. Its like a huge loneliness, a sadness we dont know where we are, its really really hard. But weve got strength and we are all supporting each other through the uncertainty, she says. Advertisement Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player La Palma Volcano: Lava about to enter sea These are extremely uncertain times for the island. Scientists cant predict when the volcano will stop erupting. Experts fear what will happen if the lava continues towards the sea. The impact would create explosions of toxic vapour full of hydrochloric acid. It would be dangerous to breathe in and irritate the eyes and skin of nearby residents. People in coastal areas are being told to stay home. More on La Palma Volcano Eruption Related Topics: Image: Padre Domingo Guerras church is a refuge for those that have fled their homes Across the island there is fear and desperation. Padre Domingo Guerras church is just outside of the evacuated area below the volcano. Some 14 members of his congregation have lost their houses. Emotionally its affecting a lot of people, he says. The older people are stronger, but theyre afraid of losing even more than theyve already lost. But the younger people, theyre scared too, because its a new experience, therefore it creates a lot of questions for them. Padre Guerras church is a refuge from the ash that coats everything on the island. The roads are dangerous to drive on because the ash makes them slippery. Image: A man sweeps ash from the volcano in Santa Cruz de la Palma Pic: AP Every morning, since the eruptions started, the islanders have tried to clear the ash from the pavements, even from the roofs of buildings. They dont know how long theyll have to do this for. All they can do is wait to see what happens. The post Its like a huge loneliness, a sadness: Weeping for those whove lost everything to the La Palma volcano appeared first on Patabook News .

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