9 Surreal Photos of Volcanic Ash Blanketing One of the Canary Islands

‘It’s Time To Help’

Ash from a volcano covers a crockery set left behind by residents who were evacuated from the village. Photo: Emilio Morenatti (AP)

“Now is not the moment for tourism for La Palma, it’s the time to help,” Juan Pablo González, the manager of a hospitality association, told El Pais, “These people are not doing that and are instead occupying beds that could, for example, be used by the security forces.”

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