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/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jose-Alvaro-La-Palma-Cumbre-Vieja.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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Questions are being asked about how the disaster happened, and what can be done to prevent similar incidents in future.
![A aerial view of Tapovan barrage on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, two days after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier snapped off, in India's northern state of Uttarakhand [AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AP_21041167411333.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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