In September 2021, Cumbre Vieja volcano roared to life on La Palma. For 85 days, rivers of lava swallowed homes, farmland, and roads. The town of Todoque was completely erased—its church, school, and hundreds of houses buried under molten rock. Over 7,000 people fled, losing not only property but entire communities. By the end, more than 3,000 buildings were gone, crops destroyed, and the coastline reshaped forever. It remains the Canary Islands’ most destructive eruption in modern history.#LaPa