La Palma firefighters explain how they are trying to redirect lava in Todoque

Firefighters on La Palma are frantically digging a channel to redirect a river of lava in a last-ditch battle to salvage as much as they can of a town destined to be flattened by molten rock flowing downhill from the Spanish island’s Cumbre Vieja volcano.

Rescue workers on Tuesday night began to use diggers and heavy machinery to create a channel they hope will encourage the lava flow along, creating the least destructive path possible as it passes through the town of Todoque en route to the sea around one mile away.

The lava has already wrecked homes, farms and a school further uphill.

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