Spain's La Palma lifts lockdown imposed after volcano soured air quality

FILE PHOTO: The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to expel lava and ash as seen from Tacande, on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - Authorities in Spain's La Palma lifted a stay-at-home order on Monday just a few hours after telling people to stay indoors due to poor air quality caused by the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano .

The eruption, which has sent spectacular rivers of molten lava running down the slopes of Cumbre Vieja for nearly three months, is the longest running on the Spanish Canary island since records began in 1500.