The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands is a horrible thing and The Word Den very much hopes that the damage it causes is limited and transitory.
The Word Den feels every sympathy for the poor residents of Todoque, in particular, which has lost many houses and the tower of its church, and The Word Den fervently wishes that a Telegraph journalist hadn't described the frantic digging of a channel to try to direct the flow of lava away from the town as a last-ditch attempt.
Word To Use Today: ditch. This word was dīc in Old English, and is related to the word dyke.
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