The authorities of the Spanish island of Palma, part of the Canary archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, were forced to evacuate 5 thousand. residents due to the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, according to media reports citing official sources.

Evacuation has been made compulsory in a number of areas, and temporary shelters have been prepared for people.

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Canary Islands President Angel Victor Torres said the eruption zone is forested and sparsely populated. He added that so far there have been no reports of casualties..

However, the lava has already reached several houses and made a number of roads impassable..

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez postponed his departure for New York due to the current situation and arrived on the island.

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Before the eruption on the island, where about 85 thousand. people, for about a week there was an increase in seismic activity.

The last time on the island in 1971, the volcano Tenegia erupted.