Lava continued to gush out of a newly opened crack in the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma on Saturday, carving a different path down the mountainside to previous flows, while a constant rain of fine ash forced islanders to don masks and goggles.
Late Friday, authorities issued a lockdown order, telling people to stay home Los Llanos de Aridane and El Paso, two of the worst affected towns. Officials lifted the order on Saturday for the communities, as well as parts of Tazacorte, which had also been under lockdown.
Residents of Los Llanos de Aridane had also taken to carrying umbrellas and wearing eye protection as a precaution against the volcanic dust blanketing the streets and floating in the air.
Some 6,000 people have been evacuated since the eruption began on Sept. 19 and are yet to return, while more than 800 buildings including houses, churches and schools have been destroyed.
A spokesperson for the Canary Islands' emergency services said no more evacuations had been ordered and the Pevolca emergency volcano committee was evaluating data on the new eruption.
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