on la palma island in the canaries has reached the atlantic ocean and is giving off toxic gas, which can irritate the skin and eyes, and affect breathing. officials say the acidic vapour has so far been contained within the exclusion zone declared around the volcano, which began erupting ten days ago. thousands of people have been forced from their homes on the island. alexis schwartz is a geologist and volcanologist with geo tenerife he's at the site of the volcano and explained what was happening there this afternoon. first of all, that black column of smoke, that volcanic plume, it looks like it's erupting, that is just volcanic ash, it's just the ash, it's raining down along the shore. the wind is blowing, so the wind is blowing towards the sea today, that is good news, because the wind could affect this populated moment, but at the moment, because everything is blowing away towards the sea, the