In the five weeks since the eruption began, lava from Cumbre Vieja has covered more than 850 hectares.
![Banana farmer Jose Alvaro Leon Diaz rests with his dogs at the end of a day spent trying to salvage his crop from the ashfall. 'When we try to sell them it looks like the bananas have been sanded down. Inside it’s the same, it’s tasty. But on the outside, to the eye, it doesn't sell.' [Alexander Lerche/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jose-Alvaro-La-Palma-Cumbre-Vieja.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
In the five weeks since the eruption began, lava from Cumbre Vieja has covered more than 850 hectares.
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